Horea Crishan

Horea Crishan, a flutist born in 1945 in Sibiu, Romania, fled his homeland in 1971 for Hamburg, Germany. There, he became a violinist for the NDR Symphony Orchestra and began his career as a pan flautist. In 1979, Crishan released his first pan flute album, Panflöte Und Orgel, with organist Marcel Cellier. He moved to Polydor Records in 1983, releasing The Magic of the Pan Flute in 1982. Notable collaborations include "Paradiesvogel"/"Empty Glasses" (1982) with James Last and "Air on a Heart String" (1983) with Lynsey de Paul.