He then studied piano, accordion and folk orchestra conducting at the Gavriil Musicescu State Conservatory (present-day Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts [ro]), also in Chișinău, graduating in 1985.

[4] In 1985, he started his career as an accordionist and the folk music conductor of the Busuioc Moldovenesc Ensemble, a band disbanded in 2001 due to financial issues, but returned in November 2011.

[9] Amihalachioaie performed artistic tours in many countries, including Romania, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom.

[10] In 2001, he was awarded the "Master of Art of Moldova" (See also: Category:People with the honorary title Master of Art of Moldova [ro]) honorary title, and from 2021 until his death, he was the leader and conductor of the Municipal Chamber Orchestra Camerata Chisinau, an orchestra created in 2000 which gave its first concert in 2021.

[10] He was buried at Chișinău Central Cemetery on 14 February 2024, after a funeral held at the "Nicolae Sulac" National Palace [ro].