Although there is no need to seek a special pretext for spending a few pleasant hours in a coffee-house or for listening to the music of Franz Liszt, the 2011 anniversary year now provides the opportunity to combine these two experiences. The splendid Lotz Hall of the Paris Department Store offers the atmosphere of an old world coffee-house for those who wish to come closer to the imposing figure of Liszt, at once virtuoso and devout, sophisticated man of the world and boldly experimenting artist.