He grew up in a family of pipe players, and his older brothers played the clarinet.
[2] He was the leader of the "Mărțișorul" orchestra from 1962, with which he won many national and international awards.
Fărcaș was made honorary citizen of the cities Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Reșița, and Baia Mare, as well as Pyongyang.
In 2008 he was awarded the Doctor honoris causa degree by the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy.
In May 2018, during televised celebrations for his 80th birthday, Fărcaș was knighted by Romania's president Klaus Iohannis.