Mezzo
Portugal
Mezzo is a television channel available in Portugal that focuses primarily on classical music, jazz, and dance performances. Its programming consists of concert recordings, opera productions, and ballet, often sourced from major venues and festivals across Europe. The channel does not carry news, talk shows, or commercial breaks, instead dedicating its airtime to uninterrupted cultural performances. Documentaries about composers, musicians, and choreographers appear occasionally, providing context to the works being broadcast. The visual presentation remains clean and unobtrusive, with minimal on-screen graphics, allowing the performances themselves to take center stage.
In Portugal, the channel is typically included in premium or thematic television packages. Subscribers can also access its content through an online streaming platform, which offers a live feed of the current broadcast as well as a selection of on-demand performances. The schedule follows a thematic structure, with specific time slots dedicated to jazz evenings or classical recitals, though exact timings vary by region. Television guide listings in local newspapers and electronic program guides provide the daily lineup for Portuguese viewers.
Previous
06:57–08:17
Arvo Pärt: 90Th Anniversary Concert - Georgijs Osokins
Now
08:17–09:40
Klaus Mäkelä, Orchestre De Paris - Copland, Gershwin, Varèse
1h 23m left
Next
09:40–10:00
Intermezzo
Schedule
04:02 - 05:06
Thomas Dutronc, Stochelo Rosenberg - Jazz À Vienne
Concerto
Thomas Dutronc feat.
05:06 - 06:57
John Eliot Gardiner Conducts Bach' Mass In B Minor
Música Clássica
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), , Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750), Mass in B minor, BWV 232, , Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023.
06:57 - 08:17
Arvo Pärt: 90Th Anniversary Concert - Georgijs Osokins
Música Clássica
Georgijs Osokins (piano), , Concert in honor of Arvo Pärt on the occasion of his 90th birthday, , Arvo Pärt , Für Alina, , Alessandro Scarlatti , Sonata in D minor K.
LIVE 08:17 - 09:40
Klaus Mäkelä, Orchestre De Paris - Copland, Gershwin, Varèse
Música Clássica
Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor), Vincent Lucas (flute) , , Aaron Copland 1900 - 1990, Fanfare for the Common Man, , Guillaume Connesson 1970 - , Flute Concerto No.
09:40 - 10:00
Intermezzo
Música
Classical music and local features and interviews.
10:00 - 12:12
Verdi : Falstaff - Opéra De Lille
Música Clássica
Falstaff, ‘Commedia lirica’ in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Libretto by Arrigo Boito, First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 9, 1893, , Orchestre National de Lille, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lille, Antonello Allemandi (conductor), , Denis Podalydes (stage...
12:12 - 13:08
K, Simone Menezes: Rimski-Korsakov, Sheherazade
Música Clássica
K, Simone Menezes (Music Director and conductor), Golshifteh Farahani (Sheherazade), Kristin Winters (Dinarzade), , Simon Scardifield, Simone Menezes, Lynn Serfaty (dialogues), , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 - 1908, Sheherazade (Orchestrated under the auspices ff Vincent Paulet).
13:08 - 13:30
Intermezzo
Música
Classical music and local features and interviews.
13:30 - 14:53
Maxim Vengerov & Myung-Whun Chung - Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky
Música Clássica
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (conductor), Maxim Vengerov (Violin), , Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 35 , , Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971, Le sacre du printemps, , Vienna, Konzerthaus, 8 November 2025.
14:53 - 16:09
David Oistrakh, Artist Of The People ?
Música Clássica
David Oistrakh, Artist of the People, , The dramatic story of an inspired violinist, of a loyal man whose self-imposed silence eloquently betrayed unspoken private suffering.
16:09 - 16:46
Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov - Brahms: Trio For Piano No.1
Música Clássica
Boris Pergamenschikow (violonchelo), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violín), , Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897, Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8, , 1997, Directed by Janos Darvas.
16:46 - 17:16
Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov - Brahms: Trio For Piano No.2
Música Clássica
Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin), , Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897, Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87, , 1997, Directed by Janos Darvas.
17:16 - 17:50
Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov - Brahms: Trio For Piano No.3
Música Clássica
Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin), , Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897, Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101, , 1997, Directed by Janos Darvas.
17:50 - 18:46
Renaud Capuçon - Un Violon Sans Frontières
Música Clássica
"He has a very astonishing musical hunger," says the immense pianist Martha Argerich of him.
18:46 - 19:12
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 - Zoltán Kocsis
Música Clássica
Zoltán Kocsis (piano), Virtuosi de Praha, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor), , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791, Piano Concerto no. 23 in A Major KV 488, , 1990, Directed by Janos Darvas.
19:12 - 19:42
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 - Radu Lupu
Música Clássica
Radu Lupu (piano), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, David Zinman (conductor), , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791, Piano Concerto no. 19 in F Major K 459, , Directed by Janos Darvas, 1990.
19:42 - 20:30
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 - André Previn
Música Clássica
André Previn (piano & conductor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 , Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor KV 491, , 1990, Directed by Janos Darvas.
20:30 - 21:39
Malandain Ballet Biarritz: Stravinsky
Dança
Firebird, Ballet for 22 dancers, Igor Stravinsky (Music), Thierry Malandain (Choreography), Jorge Gallardo (Costumes), François Menou (Lights), Véronique Murat, assisted by Charlotte Margnoux (Creation of Costumes), Richard Coudray & Giuseppe Chiavaro (Ballet Masters), , The...
21:39 - 22:11
Closed - A Ballet From Real Life
Dança
Closed - A Ballet from Real Life, , Many people live in a closed world. What happens to them when they step onto an arena where they can be themselves, free of their usual roles and status?
22:11 - 22:41
Brahms: String Quintet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 88 - Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai
Música Clássica
Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai (viola), , Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897, String Quintet No. 1 in F major, op. 88, , 1977, Directed by Janos Darvas.
22:41 - 23:12
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 111 - Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai
Música Clássica
Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai (viola), , Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897, String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111, , 1977, Directed by Janos Darvas.
23:12 - 02:20
Handel: Flavio - Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival
Música Clássica
Flavio, Re de’ Longobardi, ‘Dramma per musica’ in three acts by George Frideric Handel, Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, First performance in London, King's Theatre, 14 May 1723, , Concerto Köln, Benjamin Bayl (Conductor and Harpsichord), , Max Emanuel Cencic (Stage Director).