Adela Liculescu, a Romanian pianist based in Vienna, stands out as one of the most prominent musicians of her generation. She is an internationally acclaimed soloist, a highly sought-after chamber musician, and actively engages in artistic research.

She has achieved significant recognition as a multiple prizewinner in various international piano competitions. Notably, she distinguished herself by being the sole pianist to win first prize in both of the existing international Brahms Piano Competitions (Pörtschach and Detmold) within a span of less than three weeks in 2017. Additionally, she secured first prize at the Prix du Piano Bern in 2018 and at the Bösendorfer Piano Competition Vienna in 2015. Furthermore, she has been awarded prizes at the George Enescu Piano Competition Bucharest in 2021 and the Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna in 2013. In 2020, she received the Prize Celebrating Beethoven from the Romanian Cultural Radio Broadcaster.

Ms. Liculescu has performed recitals and concerts across prestigious venues including Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace and Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Philharmonic Hall in Berlin, Gasteig Philharmonic in Munich, Stiftung Mozarteum and Haus für Mozart in Salzburg, Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, Royal Palace in Warsaw, Primacial Palace in Bratislava, among numerous other concert halls throughout Europe, Asia, and America. Her collaborations include esteemed orchestras such as das neue Deutsche Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest, the National Radio Orchestra and the Bucharest Radio Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Camerata of Romania, the National Youth Orchestra of Romania, the Dogma Chamber Orchestra Germany, among others.

In her home country of Romania, she has frequently performed in Bucharest—specifically at venues such as the Romanian Athenaeum, Radio Hall, Presidential Palace, and Royal Palace—as well as over 40 additional cities. In 2023 she conducted 17 concerts over a period of 21 days throughout Romania during the "Stradivarius" concert tour alongside violinist Alexandru Tomescu.

Adela Liculescu serves as the pianist for the quintet Philharmonic Five, which comprises members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. In collaboration with this ensemble, she performs in a subscription concert series at the Konzerthaus Vienna. Additional performances with this group include the opening of the Salzburg Festival 2021, the intermission film of the New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic 2023 (which was broadcast in over 80 countries), and participation in the Ravenna Festival 2024.

Ms. Liculescu is a distinguished triple master graduate from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, specializing in piano performance, chamber music, and piano pedagogy. Her most influential artistic mentors include Milana Chernyavska, Avedis Kouyoumdjian, Martin Hughes, Johannes Marian, Stefan Mendl, Mihai Ungureanu, Walter Krafft, and Csíky Boldizsàr.

She also earned an artistic doctorate with distinction from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in 2024. Her doctoral research focused on the concept of "extended virtuosity" within Franz Liszt's piano compositions, during which she performed and recorded his twelve Études d’exécution transcendante multiple times across Europe.

Since 2024, she has held a faculty position at MDW – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
As in 2018 is Adela Liculescu Official Bösendorfer Artist.