Carl Rubly

I enjoy piano because I have a deep connection to it. Piano helps me to fantasize and imagine things. I was always drawn to this wonderful instrument because of the magical sounds it produced. These sounds affect me deeply: sometimes they make me want to fly, sometimes they make me feel sad, and sometimes I just want to dance and sing when I hear piano. Piano sounds have different colors, shapes, and speeds. They move in amazing ways. These sounds are not only audible, but we can see them with our minds and feel them with our hearts. I love sharing music with people around me. When I play piano, I hope that everyone would experience the feelings that music creates inside me.

Carl Rubly lives in Houston, Texas. He is a student of John Weems and Nancy Weems. Since the beginning of his piano journey at the age of four, Carl has earned numerous accolades and has performed in prestigious venues. Most recently, Carl has won the 2025 Baylor/Waco Piano Competition and the 2025 Blinn College Piano Competition in the 7 & 8 Grade category, following his victory in the same competition’s 5 & 6 Grade category in 2023. Carl’s achievements include performances at the Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and top honors in highly competitive national and international events.

Carl’s first-place awards span across a variety of international and local competitions, such as the 2019 Golden Classical Music International Piano Competition, the 2020 London Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, the 2021 Rochelle Liebling Kahan Competition for Child Piano Prodigies, the 2022 and 2023 IMTA piano competitions, the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Katy Music Teachers Association’s Jazz Festivals, the 2022 University of Houston Forum of Young Artists; the 2022 Critique’s Corner, the 2020 and 2022 Katy Music Teachers Association’s Sonatina Festival, the 2023 Thirteen International Chopin Youth Competition, and the 2024 North Texas Young Artist Piano Competition. In 2024, Carl also achieved second place in Texas Music Teachers’ Association (TMTA) competition.

Carl finds joy and fulfillment in performing at senior facilities, participating in recitals and master classes taught by Vladimir Vorobjev, Krystian Tkaczewski, Igor Resnianski, Brian Connelly, Bradley Bolen, and Mariusz Drzewick.

Beyond his musical interests, Carl enjoys reading, solving puzzles, playing chess, ping pong, swimming, and fishing.