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French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet presented an all-Liszt program Friday night at the Folly Theater in Kansas City as part of this year’s Harriman-Jewell Series.At times an all-Liszt musical evening might sound aimless, disjointed or arrestingly dull. But say what you will about Franz Liszt’s music: the man definitely understood value for money.Thibaudet opened with the six Consolations (1844-50),    .. more …

Antoniette Costa, a singer-songwriter and School of General Studies post-baccalaureate student, knows how to take musical collaboration to an unplugged extreme. In her most recent project, titled “Track 14 Sessions,” Costa invites the public into her Times Square studio for an intimate recording session that strips the creation process down to the raw vocals and bare instrumentation. The second    .. more …

Hyderabad city built its entire identity with tourism. It has come to be most popular winter and summer destination. The only way to understand and get pleasure from Hyderabad is by experiencing the unique range of multicultural lifestyles and scenic historical surroundings for yourself. During summer time season, Hyderabad is filled with vacation makers enjoying the hot weather, water world,    .. more …

Walker makes an excellent case for Liszt being not just the most charismatic musician of the 19th century but also the most influential. Walker’s three-volume biography makes an even better case for Liszt being the most fascinating composer of the 19th century. But that was then. The lecture was poorly attended. Segerstrom was far from full Sunday. I’m convinced, though, that separate tickets for    .. more …

There’s always been a certain allure to films with hard-boiled detectives, shady ladies, and colorful bad guys. When you think of such things, names like Marlowe, Spade, Hammett, and Spillaine immediately come to mind. Based on this attraction to stories about characters living on the seedy underbelly of life, I decided to give No Good Deed a try. After all, it’s based on a story by the great    .. more …

Lowell Peterson also confirms that there is no date set for negotiations. See The Hollywood Reporter exclusive. Watch for my new book “Hollywood on Strike!,” due out next month. Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about entertainment law and digital media law. Check out my residuals chart there too. Go to the blog itself to subscribe via RSS or email. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me    .. more …