Rahul Carlberg

Rahul Carlberg is a pianist, composer, and educator born in Helsinki, Finland. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He began an extensive classical piano education with Natela Mchedlishvili at an early age. He started his performance career in high school, performing at the Chamber Music Festival in Merkin Hall and the Steinway Piano Festival, to name a few. He is a recent graduate of New England Conservatory for Jazz Performance where he studied with a wide range of mentors including Nasheet Waits, Jason Moran, Miguel Zenon, among others. He has performed with artists such as William Parker, Dave Holland, Anna Webber and Melissa Aldana. He recently recorded and performed the World Premiere of Henry Threadgill’s Listen Ship, featuring Bill Frisell, Brandon Ross, Miles Okazaki, Gregg Belisle-Chi, Jerome Harris, Stomu Takeishi, and Maya Keren. That project can be found on Pi Recordings upon release. Rahul has also signed to LA based label, Leaving Records, with an album being released in November 2025. Rahul has performed both internationally and in New York playing at venues including Dizzys (Jazz at Lincoln Center), The Stone, Roulette, The Jazz Gallery and Yamaha Hall.