André Laplante, OC (born November 12, 1949) is a Canadian (Québécois) pianist.
[1] Born in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, Laplante began studying piano at seven and continued after 1964 at the École Vincent-d'Indy with Natalie Pépin and Yvonne Hubert.
He continued his studies during 1970–1971 in New York at the Juilliard School with Sascha Gorodnitzki and, with the aid of Canada Council grants, during 1971–1974 in Paris with Yvonne Lefébure.
[1] He shared second place with French pianist Pascal Devoyon at the 1978 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
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.