André Laplante
André Laplante, OC (born November 12, 1949) is a Canadian pianist. He received a 2004 Juno Award for the 2003 recording Concertos: Music of Jacques Hétu. He is considered to be a Franz Liszt specialist and is much associated with the music of Maurice Ravel.[1]
Born in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, Laplante was awarded 3rd prizes at the inaugural edition of the Sydney Competition and the XV Long-Thibaud Competition.[1] He shared second place with French pianist Pascal Devoyon at the 1978 International Tchaikovsky Competition.[2] Laplante made his debut at Carnegie Hall on October 21, 1978.[2]
He has received two Felix Awards for his recordings. At the award ceremonies of 2004, Laplante received a Juno Award in the category Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment for the recording Concertos: Music of Jacques Hétu.[3][4] He was awarded the Order of Canada on October 29, 2004 and invested to the Order on June 10, 2005.[5][6]
References
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- 1 2 Renaud, Lucie (16 March 2005). "André Laplante—A Fine Balance". La Scène musicale. Montréal. scena
.org . ISSN 1703-8189. Retrieved 4 January 2012. - 1 2 Willis, Stephen; Nygaard King, Betty. "André Laplante". The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. The Historica Dominion Institute. thecanadianencyclopedia
.com . Retrieved 4 January 2012. - ↑ "Juno Awards Database". junoawards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Hétu, Jacques; Nelligan, Émile (1996-01-01). Jacques Hétu. Saint-Nicolas, Québec: Doberman-Yppan.
- ↑ The Right Honourable Adrienne Louise Clarkson (26 March 2005). "Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 139, No. 13" (PDF). gazette.gc.ca. Ottawa: Governor General of Canada. Canada Gazette. Government House. p. 4 (904 Canada Gazette). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Governor General of Canada. "André Laplante, O.C., M.Mus.". gg.ca. Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2012.