Mezzo
Czech Republic
Mezzo is a television channel available in the Czech Republic that focuses primarily on classical music, jazz, and dance performances. Its programming includes concert recordings, opera productions, and ballet performances from venues across Europe and beyond. Documentaries about composers, musicians, and music history also form a regular part of the schedule. The channel does not carry advertising, which allows uninterrupted broadcasts of full-length performances. Viewers in the Czech Republic can access Mezzo through selected cable and satellite television providers.
Mezzo broadcasts in its original audio languages, with no dubbing or subtitling for most performances. The channel is also available via online streaming platforms for subscribers in the region. Its schedule is published in advance by local television guides and on the channel’s website. The programming is curated around live recordings and archival material, with an emphasis on European cultural institutions. Czech audiences interested in orchestral music, chamber ensembles, or contemporary jazz may find regular content suited to their preferences.
Schedule
01:46 - 02:43
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony - Dso Berlin, Robin Ticciati, Reinhold Messner
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Andreas Morell (2021). Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati (conductor) Reinhold Messner (narrator) Frederic Wake-Walker (concept and director) Richard Strauss 1864 - 1949 Eine Alpensinfonie Berlin, Tempodrom, 2021 Recorded at...
02:43 - 03:56
Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Kasper Lange (2023). Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor) Danish National Concert Choir, Danish National Childrens Choir Clara Cecilie Thomsen (soprano), Jacob Skov Andersen (tenor), Jens Sondergaard (baritone) Carl Nielsen...
03:56 - 07:52
Wagner: Die Walküre - Opernhaus Zurich
Opera. Réalisateurs: Michael Beyer (2024). Die Walküre First day of ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas...
07:52 - 10:00
Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker: Bruckner, Symphony No. 8
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Brian Large (1996). Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1896 Symphony no. 8 (ed. Robert Haas) Directed Brian Large Saint Florian, Stiftskirche, 1996.
10:00 - 11:53
Evgeny Kissin At The Klavier-festival Ruhr: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin
Classical concert (2022). Evgeny Kissin (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Adagio in B minor KV 540 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Sonata No. 31 in A flat major op. 110 Frederic Chopin (1810...
11:53 - 13:20
The Cleveland Orchestra, Marc-andré Hamelin, David Robertson - Copland, Gershwin, Ellington
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Clyde Scott (2024). The Cleveland Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Aaron Copland 1900 - 1990 Suite from ‘Appalachian Spring’ (1945 orchestration) George Gershwin 1898 - 1937 Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band...
13:20 - 13:30
Intermezzo
13:30 - 14:45
David Oistrakh, Artist Of The People
Classical Music Documentary. Réalisateurs: Bruno Monsaingeon (1994). 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. This extensive profile features...
14:45 - 15:09
Wenzel Fuchs, Elena Bashkirova - Brahms: Sonata For Clarinet And Piano No.2
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Jean-Claude Piroué (1996). Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Elena Bashkirova (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, op. 120 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué.
15:09 - 16:39
Kristóf Baráti Plays Bartók's Works For Violin And Orchestra
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Balázs Böröcz (2023). Pannon Philharmonic, Tibor Bogányi (conductor) Kristóf Baráti (violin) Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. posth. Rhapsody No. 1 Rhapsody No. 2 Violin Concerto No. 2 Pécs, Kodály Centre, 27 April 2023.
16:39 - 17:10
Intermezzo
17:10 - 18:25
Kazushi Ono, National De Lille: Wagner Strauss, Shostakovitch
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Nicolas Foulon (2023). Orchestre National de Lille, Kazushi Ono (Conductor) Ingela Brimberg (Soprano) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Tannhäuser, Overture and Bacchanal Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Four last songs Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)...
18:25 - 20:30
Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Dance. Réalisateurs: Corentin Leconte (2022). Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind | Bach 6 cello suiten Jean-Guihen Queyras (Violoncello) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Choreography) Dancers: Boštjan Antončič Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Marie Goudot Julien Monty Michaël Pomero Directed by...
20:30 - 22:56
Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera - Palau De Les Arts, Valencia
Opera. Réalisateurs: Stéphane Vérité (2024). Un Ballo in maschera ‘Melodramma’ in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonino Fogliani (Conductor)...
22:56 - 23:40
Israel Fernández - Festival De Granada
Jazz Concert. Réalisateurs: John Blanch (2025). Israel Fernández (vocals and piano) Diego del Morao (guitar) Ané Carrasco (percussion) El Jali, Galery (palmas) Mi cante a piano (Singing with a piano) Festival de Granada, 29 June 2025.
23:40 - 00:31
José Del Tomate - Festival De Granada 2022
Jazz Concert. Réalisateurs: Yan Proefrock (2022). José del Tomate (guitar) José del Tomate Plaza Vieja | Taranta Zambra | La Joya Tanguillos | Puerta Purchena Rondeńa | Almedina Rumba | Collares Cinema Paradiso Buleria | A Mi Padre Festival de Granada, 2022. Directed by Yan...