Canadian pianist André Laplante is one of the world’s great romantic virtuosos. Critics have compared him with Ashkenazy, Horowitz and Rudolph Serkin. An Officer of the Order of Canada, he has toured everywhere from China and Australia to North America to all the major festivals of Europe.

He has worked with all the great conductors of our time, from Sir Neville Mariner to Andrew Davis to Yehudi Menuhin. In his ArtSpring recital M. Laplante will present works by Liszt and Debussy for sure, and other repertoire of his choosing. Tickets: Adult $28, Youth $5 plus HST. Artist’s reception to follow.