During his studies at the Bucharest conservatory, Horea Crishan met many well-known musicians, most of them gypsies who played fantastic café and gypsy music. Their music had a great influence on Crishan and he learned a lot from the old masters. With his big heart for expressive, emotional music Horea fell in love with the fiery gypsy tunes. He idolized Georges Boulanger, the world-famous gypsy violin player from Romania, who was a great success in Paris and Berlin in his heyday.
As a musician in the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Crishan had had the chance every now and then to continue to play this music. Finally, though, he fulfilled his dream of forming his own small salon, café and gypsy music group: Horea performed with the help of his long-term friend and excellent accordion player Nicolae Turcitu as a duo or with other outstanding musicians.
Horea Crishan captivates his audience, either accompanied by an accordion and double bass, or with his trio of violin, piano, double bass. He enchants with the temperament and romance of his music and with his love for the Balkan and its thrilling tunes. He succeeds in giving every festive event a very special charm.

His repertoire includes:

Viennese music:
Johann Strauß - The Blue Danube, Frühlingsstimmen (“Voices of Spring”), Wiener Blut (“Viennese Spirit”)
Fritz Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin (“Beautiful Rosemary”), Liebesleid (“Lover’s Grief”)
Hungarian gipsy music
Russian gipsy music
Jewish music

Georges Boulanger: Avant de Mourier, Amoureuse, Pizzicato Waltz

Gipsy Song (Komm Zigan), Jalousie (Tango Tzigane), Fascination (Valse Tzigane)
Thaïs Meditation (J. Massenet), Hungarian Dance (J. Brahms), Csárdás by Monti, The Lark