The Coast Recital Society (CRS) presents the brilliant Canadian pianist André Laplante in the final concert of the CRS concert season, this Sunday, March 18, at 2:30 p.m. with a pre-concert chat at 1:30 p.m. at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt.
Laplante has firmly established himself as one of the great romantic virtuosos. He garnered international attention after winning prizes at the Geneva and Sydney international piano competitions, then capturing the silver medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Critics have compared him with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Horowitz and Rudolph Serkin, placing him in the elite circle of virtuoso pianists who do not hesitate to take risks.
Laplante has appeared as orchestral soloist with the Montréal and Chicago symphony orchestras, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Mariner, on tour in Europe with the Toronto Symphony under Andrew Davis.
Recent seasons have included a major concert tour of the People's Republic of China, recital tours of the Far East, Australia and North America, and appearances at major music festivals in France, Hungary, Canada, Austria and U.S. Laplante's recording of Jacques Hetu's Piano Concerto No. 2 won a 2004 Juno award. His recording of Liszt's Années de Pèlerinage was awarded a Felix Award for best classical solo album of the year in 2010.
This concert will be André Laplante's third appearance with the CRS. He will be playing works by Bach/Busoni, Mozart, Ravel, as well as selections from Franz Liszt's Book II of Années de Pèlerinage.
For ticket details call 604-740-2051.
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