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Live at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms: the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan perform Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Anders Hillborg's Sirens with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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)
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan (conductor)

James Gaffigan and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra take you on a maritime journey from the exotic oceans of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade to the siren-filled waters of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖr's Odyssey as imagined by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg - with two Swedish sopranos and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus - and the stormy seas of Korngold's stirring film score for The Sea Hawk.