Adrian Luncanu was born in Roman, jud. Bacău and studied the oboe at the National College of Art “Octav Băncilă” in Iași, with professor Vasile Mihăița as tutor. During his studies he won numerous prizes at national music competitions and in 1997 he won the grand prize at the National Music Competition “Lira d’oro” in Suceava. 

Since 2001 he continued his studies at the National University of Music in Bucharest and during this period, he collaborated with various important symphony orchestras in Romania such as: the “George Enescu” Philharmonic in Bucharest, the Philharmonic in Iași, Craiova, Giurgiu, Vâlcea. 

Between 2006 and 2021 he was principal oboe of the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra. Adrian Luncanu has participated in many festivals and concerts with renowned international soloists such as Lang Lang, Ray Chen, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and many others.

He currently holds the position of English Horn at the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest.