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
00:30 - 01:30
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Documentary 2026
Classical Music Documentary (2026).
01:30 - 03:03
Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding: Mozart, Mahler
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Andy Sommer (2021). Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra No.10 in E flat major, KV 365 Gustav Mahler (1860...
03:03 - 04:42
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini: Body And Soul
Opera (2022). Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo Sacred dopera in three acts by Emilio de’ Cavalieri (1550 – 1602) Libretto by Agostino Manni and Dorisio Isorelli Firts performance in Rome, Chiesa Nuova, Oratorio di Santa Maria della Valicella, February 1600 semi-staged...
04:42 - 06:09
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Manfred Honeck: Bruckner
Classical concert (2024). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (Conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1897 Symphony no. 8 in C minor Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 June 2024.
06:09 - 07:02
Wagner´s Jews
Classical Music Documentary. Réalisateurs: Hilan Warshaw (2013). Wagner´s Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner‘s closest associates were Jews - young musicians who...
07:02 - 08:34
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier - Jommelli, Mozart - Misteria Paschalia
Classical concert (2022). Vox Luminis XL, {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, Lionel Meunier (artistic director of vocal parts), Martyna Pastuszka (conductor, artistic direction) Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Fanie Antonelou (soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Niccolň Jommelli (1714 –...
08:34 - 08:45
Intermezzo
08:45 - 10:45
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Ballet By John Neumeier
Dance. Réalisateurs: Myriam Hoyer (2021). A Midsummer Night's Dream by John Neumeier John Neumeier – Choreographer Music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and György Ligeti Jürgen Rose - Sets and costumes Anna Laudere - Dancer (Hippolyte/Titania) Alexandr Trusch - Dancer...
10:45 - 11:59
2026 Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition: Finals
Classical concert (2026). RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Ricardo Castro (conductor) Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 Jonathan Mak Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Heeseong Noh Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major,...
11:59 - 12:15
Intermezzo
12:15 - 13:53
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Joyce Didonato, Antonio Pappano: Heggie, Berlioz
Classical concert (2025). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Jake Heggie 1961 - Camille Claudel: Into the Fire Hector Berlioz 1803 - 1869 Symphonie fantastique Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 9 January 2025.
13:53 - 15:46
Orchestre De Paris, Khatia Buniatishvili, Klaus Mäkelä: Falla, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Isabelle Soulard (2022). Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano) Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) The Three Cornered Hat, suite no. 2 Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Op. 23...
15:46 - 16:00
Intermezzo
16:00 - 16:46
Freddie Hubbard Quintet - Berliner Jazztage
Jazz Concert. Réalisateurs: Sigrid Schröder (1977). Freddie Hubbard Quintet - Berliner Jazztage Freddie Hubbard (trumpet/flugelhorn) Rick Zunagar (guitar) Larry Klean (bass) David Garfield (keyboard) Carlos Vega (drums) Berlin, Pilharmonie, 3 November 1977 Directed by Sigrid...
16:46 - 18:06
John Scofield’s Long Days Quartet - Casa Del Jazz Summertime
Jazz Concert. Réalisateurs: Amos Rozenberg (2025). John Scofield’s Long Days Quartet John Scofield (guitar) John Medeski (Piano) Vicente Archer (double bass) Ted Poor (drums) Rome, Parco della Casa del Jazz, 23 July 2025.
18:06 - 19:30
Philippe Mouratoglou Trio - Studio De L'ermitage
Jazz Concert (2025). Philippe Mouratoglou Trio Philippe Mouratoglou (acoustic guitars) Bruno Chevillon (Double bass) Ramon Lopez (drums) Paris, Studio de l'Hermitage, May 15, 2025.
19:30 - 20:30
Yerevan Youth Symphonic Orchestra, Eduard Topchjan: Tchaikovsky
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Christophe Boula (2024). Yerevan Youth Symphonic Orchestra, Eduard Topchjan (conductor) Yerevan Classic Fest Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36 Yerevan, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, 17 September 2024.
20:30 - 21:59
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Santtu-matias Rouvali: Thorvaldsdottir, Morricone, Shostakovich
Classical concert. Réalisateurs: Ferenc Soeteman (2023). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Omar Tomasoni (trumpet) Anna Thorvaldsdottir (born 1977) Metacosmos Ennio Morricone (1928 – 1920) UT (trumpet concerto) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)...