A student of Morton Estrin, Jules Gentil, Wilhelm Kempff, and Rosina Lhévinne, Carlin was especially noted for his performances of the music of Schubert.
He appeared on French, Swedish, Chinese and German national television and radio and performed as soloist with orchestras including the Boston Pops and St. Louis Symphony under such conductors as Leonard Slatkin and Nicholas McGegan.
[9] Carlin appeared as soloist with conductors Roger Norrington, Nicholas McGegan and Leonard Slatkin with such orchestras as the Boston Pops, St. Louis Symphony, San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque.
[10] Additionally he performed in recital with such artists as Pinchas Zukerman, Yo-Yo Ma,[11] James Buswell, Anner Bylsma and Malcolm Bilson.
Additionally, Carlin was a founding member of the Eliot Trio of Washington University with violinist David Halen and cellist Bjorn Ranheim.