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
00:19 - 00:57
Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov - Brahms: Trio For Piano No.1
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Janos Darvas (1997). 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.
00:57 - 01:27
Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov - Brahms: Trio For Piano No.2
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Janos Darvas (1997). 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.
01:27 - 01:49
Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov - Brahms: Trio For Piano No.3
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Janos Darvas (1997). 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.
01:49 - 03:17
Quatuor Arod At The Fondation Singer Polignac: Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Bruno Monsaingeon (2022). Quatuor Arod Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet No. 19 in C major op. 10 no. 6 ‘Les dissonances’ KV. 465 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet no. 11 in F minor ‘Serioso’ opus 95 Claude Debussy...
03:17 - 04:53
Giselle - Akram Khan - English National Ballet
Dance. Réalisateurs: Ross MacGibbon (2017). Giselle Akram Khan (Direction and Choreography) Tamara Rojo (Giselle), James Streeter (Albrecht), Jeffrey Cirio (Hilarion) Ruth Little (Dramaturgy), Tim Yip (Sets and Costumes), Mark Henderson (Lightning Design) English National Ballet...
04:53 - 06:20
Gala Placido Domingo - Versailles
Classical concert (2022). Gala Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo (baritone) Jennifer Rowley (soprano) Zhang Zhang (violin) Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal, Laurent Campellone (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) La forza del destino (overture) Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) Andrea...
06:20 - 07:24
Musica Boscareccia - Festival De Grenade 2022
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Yan Proefrock (2022). Musica Boscareccia : Ancient and baroque sounds Alicia Amo (soprano), Andoni Mercero (violin and conductor), Alexis Aguado (violin), Mercedes Ruiz (cello), Carlos García Bernalt (harpsichord and organ), Juan Carlos de Mulder...
07:24 - 09:32
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus - Opéra De Lille
Opera. Réalisateurs: Sébastien Glas (2024). La Chauve-Souris (Die Fledermaus) Operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II 1825-1899 Libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée based on 'Le Réveillon' by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy First performance in Vienna, Theater an der...
09:32 - 10:25
Dietrich Fischer-dieskau: Last Words
Classical Music Documentary. Réalisateurs: Bruno Monsaingeon (2013). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Last Words The great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was greatly admired for his interpretive insight, note-perfect control of the tonal qualities, and shadings of color in...
10:25 - 10:45
Intermezzo
10:45 - 11:45
James Francies - Montréal Jazz Festival 2023
Jazz Concert. Réalisateurs: Sîla (2023). James Francies (piano, keyboards) Montréal, 29 June 2023.
11:45 - 12:45
Geneva Competition 2024 - Voice Competition, Final Round With Orchestra
Classical concert (2024). Geneva Competition 2024 Singing Competition, Final with orchestra Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Alevtina Ioffe (conductor) Geneva, Grand Théâtre, October 22, 2024.
12:45 - 13:30
Intermezzo
13:30 - 16:26
Leeds International Piano Competition
Classical concert (2024). Leeds International Piano Competition Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (direction) JTomharu Ushida (Japan) – Medici Audience Prize winner Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828 Piano Sonata in B flat D960 Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam) - 3rd...
16:26 - 17:10
Intermezzo
17:10 - 19:25
Verdi: Falstaff - Opéra De Lille
Opera (2023). 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, ChSur de l’Opéra de Lille Antonello Allemandi (conductor) Denis Podalydes...
19:25 - 20:30
K, Simone Menezes: Rimski-korsakov, Sheherazade
Classical concert (2024). 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...
20:30 - 21:52
Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti: Beethoven 9
Classical concert (2024). Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti (conductor) Julia Kleiter (soprano), Marianne Crebassa (alto), Michael Spyres (tenor), Günther Groissböck (bass) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 Vienna, Musikverein, 7 May 2024.
21:52 - 23:29
Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti: Rossini, Verdi, Brahms
Classical concert (2025). Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti (conductor) Gioachino Rossini 1792 - 1868 William Tell: Overture Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 I vespri siciliani: Le Quattro Stagioni, Ballet Music Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73 Bari,...
23:29 - 00:23
The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani
Classical Music Documentary. Réalisateurs: Anne-Kathrin Peitz (2021). The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani Sold-out concerts, millions of albums sold to make the classical music industry green with envy: neoclassical, as the new musical trend is...