Laplante was awarded 3rd prizes at the inaugural edition of the Sydney Competition and the XV Long-Thibaud Competition, and, most notably, shared a 2nd prize with Pascal Devoyon at the 1978 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Laplante was awarded 3rd prizes at the inaugural edition of the Sydney Competition. Laplante was awarded 3rd prizes at the XV Long-Thibaud Competition. Laplante was shared a 2nd prize with Pascal Devoyon at the 1978 International Tchaikovsky Competition.