Mezzo
La Suède
Mezzo is a television channel available in Sweden that focuses on music performance and cultural programming. Its schedule typically includes classical concerts, opera, jazz, and dance performances recorded from venues around the world. The channel also presents documentaries on composers, musicians, and visual artists. Mezzo does not carry advertising, allowing uninterrupted broadcasts of full-length performances. Viewers in Sweden can access the channel through selected cable and satellite providers. The channel’s content is primarily in the original performance languages, with occasional subtitles for spoken segments.
Programme
00:15 - 01:35
Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse: Verdi's Requiem
Special, Music, Classical, Concert
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, with conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Orfeón Donostiarra, choir master José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro, and soprano Susanne Bernhard at the Paris Philharmonie.
01:35 - 04:20
L'incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi at Versailles
Music, Classical
L'Incoronazione di Poppea 'Dramma musicale' in a prologue and three acts by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello. With conductor Leonardo García Alarcón at Château de Versailles, Opéra Royal, 29 January 2023.
04:20 - 06:10
Glenn Gould - Hereafter
Special, Biography, Music
Exploring Glenn Gould's life and career as a Canadian pianist reveals a nonlinear path. His journey intertwines unique relationships with performance, recording, and audiences, shaping his musical legacy.
06:10 - 07:20
Martha Argerich, Wiener Philharmoniker, Tugan Sokhiev: Prokofiev, Stravinsky
Special, Music, Concert, Classical, Event
Tugan Sokhiev conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker to perform Sergei Prokofiev's 'Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C major, op 26', and Igor Stravinsky's 'Petrushka - Version 1911'.
07:20 - 08:50
Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé: Lully - Prague Spring Festival
Special, Musical
In Rudolfinum, Prague, Sébastien Daucé conducts the Ensemble Correspondances performing Jean-Baptiste Lully.
08:50 - 10:00
The Sound of Cinema
Conversations with Andrea Morricone
Series, Documentary, Music
Stéphane Lerouge delves into the rich heritage and culture of sound at the movies.
10:00 - 11:15
Arvo Pärt: 90th anniversary Concert - Georgijs Osokins
Music
Arvo Pärt: 90th anniversary Concert - Georgijs Osokins.
11:15 - 12:40
Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä : Copland, Connesson, Gershwin, Tower, Varèse
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
The Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, and flautist Vincent Lucas perform works by Copland, Connesson, Gershwin, Tower and Varèse. A performance given on 10 September 2025 at the Philharmonie de Paris.
12:40 - 13:25
Dizzy Gillespie Quartet, Berliner Jazztage
Music, Concert, Jazz
In 1974, Dizzy Gillespie took the stage at the Berlin Philharmonie with his quartet.
13:25 - 13:55
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
13:55 - 16:50
Verdi: La Traviata: Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège
Music
Orchestra and Choir of the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège perform 'La traviata', an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, at the Royal Opera of Wallonia, Liège.
16:50 - 18:25
Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniele Gatti: Stravinsky, Shostakovich
Special, Music
Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 Apollon Musagète, ballet suite Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Symphonie No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93.
18:25 - 19:40
David Oistrakh, Artist of the People?
Special, Documentary, Music
The dramatic story of an inspired violinist, a loyal man whose silence eloquently betrays unspoken private suffering. This portrait features interviews with David Oistrakh's long-time friends and musical colleagues.
19:40 - 20:30
John Coltrane: Comblain la Tour Jazz Festival 1966
Special, Entertainment, Music
Including hits 'Vigil', 'Naema' and 'My Favorite Things.
20:30 - 22:40
Monteverdi from Mantua to Venice - John Eliot Gardiner
Special, Music
Monteverdi from Mantua to Venice John Eliot Gardiner - Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists. An exceptional musical journey by John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir in Italy at the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua and in Venice.
22:40 - 00:00
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons in Dance - Mourad Merzouki
Music, Dance
Presenting a performance of Mourad Merzouki's choreographic interpretation of Antonio Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'.