medici.tv Review: A Fabulous Fine-Arts Streaming Service

Editor’s Score:

Streaming Smarter says: If you love classical music, jazz, or ballet, medici.tv could be the perfect streaming service for you. There are 4,000+ on-demand programs in full HD and 4K, including concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master classes, artist portraits, and classic archives. You’ll also get access to 150+ live performance webcasts from around the world. It may not be for everyone, but it excels for its target audience.

$35.80/mo.

medici.tv Pros and Cons

Pros

Impressive library of fine arts performances
Unique concerts you won’t find anywhere else
Strong archive of historic concerts
Great for fans of classical music, ballet, and jazz
Can sample library with guest account or Hoopla BingePass

Cons

Monthly access far more expensive than the annual plan
Narrow scope means you may get tired of medici.tv over time
No free trial

What Does medici.tv Cost?

The service is expensive. It’s $35.80/month or you can save dramatically with the annual subscription. It’s $161.10 for your first year (equal to $13.42/month), before jumping to $179/year after that (equal to $14.92/month).

Can You Watch medici.tv for Free?

Yes! If your public library partners with Hoopla, you can enjoy a free 7-day BingePass. When your 7 days is up, you can simply borrow it again.

You can also just sign up for a free guest account and enjoy a curated selection of free concerts, documentaries, and performances.

What Can You Watch on medici.tv?

With medici.tv, you can see your favorite musicians in live streaming classical concerts from venues like Carnegie Hall, La Scala, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Vienna Musikverein, the Philharmonie de Paris, the Barbican Centre in London, and many more. You can also stream live concerts from music festivals in Verbier, Lucerne, Salzburg, and more—as well as live competition videos from prestigious events like the Van Cliburn Competition and the Nielsen Competition.

The full lineup includes:

1,400+ concerts
300+ operas
150+ ballets
1,300+ documentaries
240+ master classes
500+ jazz programs

Here are just some of the brilliant performers you can watch:

Martha Argerich
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Sir Simon Rattle
Yo-Yo Ma
Daniel Barenboim
Yuja Wang
Daniil Trifonov
Herbert von Karajan
Artur Rubinstein
Maria Callas
Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Jurowski
The Ebene Quartet
Natalie Dessay
Renaud Capuçon
David Fray
Nathan Milstein
Arturo Sandoval
Chucho Valdés
David Sanborn
Dizzy Gillespie
Coleman Hawkins
Lionel Hampton
Ray Charles
Miles Davis
Wynton Marsalis
BB King
Thelonious Monk
Bobby McFerrin
Count Basie

Can You Download medici.tv Content?

Unfortunately, you can’t download right now. The company is working on that feature for their iOS/Android apps.

What Devices Work with medici.tv?

Apple TV
Android TV
Roku
Web browsers
AirPlay
Google Cast

Is medici.tv Worth It?

I think medici.tv is a superior streamer for anyone who loves the fine arts. If you live and breathe orchestral music or jazz or ballet, you’ll probably make the most of a subscription.

If you’re like me and you enjoy this stuff as a change-of-pace, you’re probably fine checking it out with the Hoopla BingePass or a free guest account. It’s so laser-focused on its genres, the lack of variety may be problem over the long haul.

Because the monthly price is more than twice the annual cost (when split 12 ways), I have a hard time recommending the service unless you’re a super-fan. Check it out with a guest account and you can always commit to a paid subscription if you find yourself loving it.