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Live at the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms: the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan perform Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Anders Hillborg's Sirens with the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Chorus and soloists.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly

Korngold: The Sea Hawk - overture
Anders Hillborg: Sirens (UK premiere)

8.10pm INTERVAL - Proms Extra
Emeritus Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford, Sir Barry Cunliffe and Professor Edith Hall will consider epic sea journeys and the role of the sea in Greek myth and legend with presenter Rana Mitter. Recorded earlier as a Proms Extra with an audience at Imperial College.
Producer: Craig Smith

8.30pm
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Hannah Holgerrson (soprano)
Ida Falk Winland (soprano)
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Chorus
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan (conductor)

James Gaffigan and the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra take you on a maritime journey from the exotic oceans of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade to the siren-filled waters of Homer's Odyssey as imagined by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg - with two Swedish sopranos and the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Chorus - and the stormy seas of Korngold's stirring film score for The Sea Hawk.