British violinist, soloist, chamber musician and orchestra director
Engagements
See also Engagements as soloist / director with the Chamber Ensemble of London
2023
TRIO PETRUS: Peter Hewitt (piano), Peter Fisher (violin) & Peter Adams (cello)
Thursday 4th May at 1 pm at St. Georges, Bristol BS1 5RR
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Op 50
Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Piano Trio is a towering masterpiece in two movements which covers the entire gamut of emotions from deep despair to utter joy – it is subtitled “In memory of a great artist” referring to Tchaikovsky’s friend and mentor Nikolai Rubinstein who had died just before he started work on the Trio.
Who better to meet the terrific technical and artistic demands of this work than the Trio Petrus who when last at St George’s received great critical response for their performance of Shostakovich’s trio in E minor.
Tickets £9 from 0117 929 4929 or online
Lunch available before or after the concert - see details
2022
Peter Fisher (violin) & Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
Friday 28th January at 7.30 pm at St. Luke's Church, Brighton BN2 9ZB
Our programme starts with Debussy’s exquisite violin sonata and ends with Ravel’s dazzling virtuoso gypsy masterpiece Tzigane. In between, you will hear a charming miniature by Berlioz and Delius’s beautiful Légende. We will also showcase the vibrantly characterful and exciting music of Sir Malcolm Arnold and introduce you to Plymouth-based composer Clive Jenkins, whose Pastorale and Allegro was inspired by a herd of ponies galloping across Dartmoor.
Debussy: Sonate
Berlioz: Rêverie et Caprice
Clive Jenkins: Pastorale and Allegro
Malcolm Arnold: Sonata No. 1
Delius: Légende
Malcolm Arnold: Four Scottish Dances
Ravel: Tzigane
Tickets £7, u25s £5, u16s free, from 01273 570978
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE OF LONDON, dir. Peter Fisher (violin)
Sunday 13th February at 6.30 pm at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
ANGLO-ITALIAN CONCERT
solos by Eri Konii (violin), Gabriella Dall’Olio (harp), Chris West (Double Bass)
Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins in A minor RV522 (12’00)
Clive Jenkins: Pastorale and Allegro (7’23)
Elias Parish Avlars: Andante from Concertino for harp and strings, op.34 (5.00’)
Bottesini: Grand Duo Concertant for solo violin, double bass and string orchestra. (15’00)
INTERVAL
Federico Ermirio: ‘Petali” for solo violin and strings. (15’00)
Puccini: Crisantemi (7’00)
Don Shearman: ' Venice in the Rain ’ (2’30); ‘Seventeen Going on Eighteen ’ (3’15) for solo violin, harp and string orchestra.
Elgar: Serenade for Strings(12’00)
Vaughan Willams arr. Ralph Greaves: ‘Fantasia on Greensleeves (5’00)
A concert celebrating Anglo-Italian friendship that, but for Covid, might have taken place in Italy last year. The harp and double bass items are neglected gems. Bass virtuoso Chris West’s playing is truly spectacular. Federico Ermirio’s piece receives its first UK performances at this concert. Don Shearman’s pieces will shortly appear on the Chamber Ensemble of London’s new CD STRINGS+ on the SOMM label.
Tickets £10 - £14, u26 free from Conway Hall 020 7405 1818 events@conwayhall.org.uk
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE OF LONDON, dir. Peter Fisher (violin) with Peter Cigleris (clarinet)
Thursday 17th March at 7.30 pm at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
ANGLO-AMERICAN CONCERT
Bernstein: Overture to Candide(4’30)
Clive Jenkins: Five Pieces for Clarinet and Strings (14’00)
Walton: Two Pieces from Henry V (5’30)
Elgar: Chanson de Matin (3’19); Chanson de Nuit (5’00)
Vieuxtemps: Variations on 'Yankee Doodle’ (5’30)
INTERVAL
Gershwin: Three preludes for clarinet and strings (6’00)
Gershwin: “SUMMERTIME” for clarinet & strings (2’30)
Barber: Adagio for Strings(9’00)
William Alwyn: Excerpt (Love Theme) from ‘The Fallen Idol ’ (3’38)
Leroy Anderson: Selction of much loved titles, including ‘Blue Tango, Forgotten Dreams, The Typewriter (total time c.20 mins)
Copland: ‘Hoe Down ’ from Rodeo’ (3’30)
A (mostly) light-hearted concert celebrating transatlantic connections. Clarinettist Peter Cigleris is a familiar performer on the other side of the Pond. He has featured in several Radio 3 broadcasts lately. His recording of the Clive Jenkins pieces has had many plays on Scala Radio.
Tickets £10 - £14, u26 free from Conway Hall 020 7405 1818 events@conwayhall.org.uk
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE OF LONDON, dir. Peter Fisher (violin) with Turkish music introduced and conducted by Emre Araci
Wednesday 20th April at 7.30 pm at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
ANGLO-TURKISH CONCERT
Purcell: Fairy Queen Suite (13’00)
Giles Farnaby arr. Bantock: Seven Pieces for string orchestra (7’34)
John Ireland arr. Parlett: Cavatina(5’56); Bagatelle(2’52)
Gustav Holst: St.Paul's Suite(13’00)
INTERVAL
Waltzes with Sultans 45 mins.)
An exploration of nineteenth century European music from the banks of the Bosphorus and English music for strings spanning three centuries. Dr Araci is a most distinguished Turkish conductor who will introduce items in both Turkish and English.
Tickets £10 - £14, u26 free from Conway Hall 020 7405 1818 events@conwayhall.org.uk
Sunday 1st May at 6.30 pm at Hall One, Kings Place, London N1 9AG
Chamber Ensemble of London, dir. Peter Fisher (violin) with Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
John Christopher Smith: Overture to The Fairies
Delius: Légende in E flat for violin and strings (arr. Jenkins)
Jenkins: Concertino for piano and strings, Op. 169
Vaughan Williams: Concerto grosso for strings
Finzi: Eclogue for piano and strings, Op. 10
Britten: Simple Symphony for string orchestra, Op. 4
Tickets £14.50 - £29.50 plus booking fee, from https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/27306/27307
2020
Sunday, 8th March, 2020
Recital with pianist Margaret Fingerhut
Presented by Espressivo Concerts
Hellens, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Beethoven: Spring Sonata
Clive Jenkins: Pastorale and Allegro
Debussy: Sonata
Korngold: Suite ‘Much Ado About Nothing”
James MacMillan: ‘Kiss On Wood’
Ravel: Tzigane
Tuesday April 28th, Cheltenham Town Hall
Recital with pianist Peter Hewitt
Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Tuesday, 26th May, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff
Recital with Peter Hewitt
Programme to include Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Sunday, 14th June
Chichester Festival
Recital with Lutenist and plucked instrument player, Dorothy Linell
’52 Strings and a Bow’
FESTIVAL CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
27th June- 18th July
Performances in Vancouver
To Be Confirmed (depending on Coronavirus situation)
Thursday, 29th October
Teddington Landmark
Grapelli-Menuhin: The Legacy concert with jazz virtuoso violinist Christian Garrick
Saturday, 31st October
Grapelli-Menuhin: The Legacy
To be confirmed
Thursday, 3rd November, lunchtime
St. George's Brandon Hill, Bristol
Recital with pianist Peter Hewitt
Programme to include Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata
2019
April 24th
Opening concert of Tavistock Festival, recital with Margaret Fingerhut:-
Claude DEBUSSY: Sonata for Violin & Piano in G minor
1. Allegro vivo 2. Intermède 3. Finale très animé
Frederick DELIUS: Légende in E flat for Violin & Piano
Andrew M WILSON: A La Ronde Op. 240
Clive JENKINS: Sonata for Violin & Piano
1. Allegro 2. Berceuse (theme and variations) 3.Allegro molto
Malcolm ARNOLD: Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano Op. 43
1.Allegretto 2. Vivace 3. Andantino quasi allegretto 4. Adagio molto
Malcolm ARNOLD: Four Scottish Dances (arr. David Gedge)
Hector BERLIOZ:Rêverie & Caprice Op.8
Maurice RAVEL: Tzigane
May 19th
Recital with pianist Nadia Lasserson in Chapeau Rouge, Faye-La Vineuse, France
August 4th
Recital with harpist Gabriella Dall’Olio in Selsey Town Hall
ON THE WINGS OF SONGS : From BACH to the BEATLES
Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria
Donizetti: Andantino e Allegro Brillante
Spohr: Sonata in C minor
Puccini: Musetta’s Waltz and un Bel Di Vedremo
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
30 min INTERVAL with a light Buffet Supper
Tournier: Deux Preludes Romantiques
Saint-Saëns: Fantasie
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Beatles: Michelle
Monti: Czardas
Wednesday, September 25th, 7.30pm
Stables Theatre, Wavendon, Milton Keynes
Grapelli- Menuhin: The Legacy. With jazz virtuoso violinist Christian Garrick
Friday, 27th September, 7.30pm
The Village Hall, Sarratt. Presented by Sarratt Music Society, Hertfordshire
Grapelli- Menuhin: The Legacy. With jazz virtuoso violinist, Christian Garrick
Sunday, October 13th
Recital with pianist Nadia Lasserson in Chapeau Rouge, Faye-La -Vineuse, France
programme to include Malcolm Arnold: Four Scottish Dances and works by Korngold, Mozart, Kreisler, Brahms & Sarasate
13th and 14th December, 8.00pm
Stables Theatre, Wavendon, Milton Keynes.
Featuring in Dame Cleo Laine’s Christmas Gala.
2018
Sunday 16th December
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn.
CEOL concert.
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th December, 8.00pm
Stables Theatre, Wavendon Milton Keynes.
Dame Cleo Laine’s Christmas Gala.
Saturday 10th December
Woodstock Society
'One Man and his Violin’ : a concert of unaccompanied violin music interspersed with anecdotes about Peter's life as an itinerant violinist.
Details to be confirmed.
Saturday 10th November, 7.30pm
St. James’ Church Piccadilly
CEOL concert: ‘We Will Remember’ (see flyer)
Friday 9th November, 7.30pm
Highfield Church, Highfield Lane, Southampton, SO17 1RL
CEOL concert: ‘We Will Remember’ (see flyer)
Friday 12th October and Sunday 14th October
Ligure, Italy.
Recitals: Peter Fisher and Margaret Fingerhut in International Sibelius Festival
Sunday 7th October, 5.00pm
2, Audley Square, London
Recital: Peter Fisher and Giorgio Vercillo (piano) at (see flyer) - in honour of Clive Jenkins' 80th Birthday
Sunday 23rd September, 3.00pm
Dartington Hall
CEOL with Margaret Fingerhut (piano), in honour of Clive Jenkins' 80th Birthday
2017
Friday 8th September, 2017, 4.00- 7.30pm
THE THAMES THROUGH MUSIC AND PICTURES
Join Thames Estuary Partnership and Tideway for a Musical Boat Tour of the Tidal Thames. Thames Clippers will welcome the Chamber Ensemble of London, with accompanying film and commentary, to delight, inform and entertain the audience. You will also get a live commentary on the progress of the Thames Tunnel.
Book through Eventbrite on the Thames Estuary Partnership web page
Tickets available for £10 upon the mention of Peter's name to Meghna.
SUNDAY JULY 2nd 2017 at 7.30pm
Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University
YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. onductor: Alasdair Jamieson. violin: PETER FISHER
Mussorgsky: Night On A Bare Mountain
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor op. 82
Kalinnikov: Symphony no. 1
Information: www.yso.org.uk/tickets.html
2016
Friday, 23rd September, 2016 at 7pm
At the Savile Club, London
Peter Fisher - violin and Margaret Fingerhut - piano
Dinner and Recital to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Malcom Arnold
Malcolm Arnold arr. Gedge: Four Scottish Dances (world première of this arrangement)
Clive Jenkins: Pastorale & Allegro
Edward Elgar: Sospiri
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in A major Op.100
Malcolm Arnold: Five Pieces for Violin and Piano Op.84
2015
SATURDAY JUNE 27th 2015
Peter Fisher with the Northampton County Youth Orchestra
Korngold: Violin Concerto
MONDAY FEBRUARY 9th 2015 at 1pm
Trio Petrus: Peter Fisher - violin, Peter Adams - cello, Peter Hewitt - piano
Turner Sims Concert Hall,
Southampton University
Lunchtime recital series
2014
DECEMBER 11th - 13th 2014
Dame Cleo Laine's Christmas Gala
The Stables Theatre, Wavendon, Milton Keynes
By post:
The Stables Theatre Ltd
Stockwell Lane
Wavendon
Milton Keynes
MK17 8LU
By phone:
Box Office - 01908 280800
Admin - 01908 280814
By email:
stables@stables.org
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7th 2014, 11am
The Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5EG
Jazz Breakfast With Mike Hatchard
Featuring Peter Fisher in a tribute to the great violinists Stephane Grapelli and Yehudi Menuhin
Box Office: 01273 464440
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6th 2014
Peter Fisher
Osborne Villas, Plymouth, Devon
Composers' Concert
For details, please contact Jeanie Moore on:-
jeanie@jeaniemooremvo.co.uk, Tel. 01752 770345
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30th 2014, 6.30pm
Trio Petrus: Peter Fisher - violin, Peter Adams - cello, Peter Hewitt - piano
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R 4RL
Haydn: Trio in C major HobXV:27
Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 in E minor Op.67
Schubert: Trio in B flat D898
Tickets
£9, £4 for full-time students (free entry for under-16s)
from conwayhall.org.uk
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9th 2014, 7pm for 8pm
Peter Fisher, with Cheryl Clarke
Rannoch, 77 Almorah Road, Epsom
Tickets strictly limited from
rannoch@wallaceartstrust.org.nz
A Wallace Arts Trust concert
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OCTOBER 2nd and 3rd 2014
Coimbra, Portugal
Peter Fisher
Performance of Beethoven's Romance in F' with Orquestra Clássica do Centro, Coimbra, Portugal, conducted by David Wyn-Lloyd.
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THURSDAY JULY 3rd 2014, 7.30pm
Peter Fisher, with the Whitehall Orchestra
St. Gabriel's Pimlico, London SW1V 2AD
Suk:
Scherzo Fantastique
Bruch:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Stravinsky:
Petrushka
Tickets £10 (concessions £7) at the door or from wegottickets.com/WhitehallOrch
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SUNDAY JUNE 29th 2014, 2.30pm
The Garden of Dame Cleo Laine
Peter Fisher - violin with Chris Garrick - jazz violinist
Grapelli - Menuhin: The Legacy
See Music in the Garden and The Stables Theatre, Wavendon, Milton Keynes
SATURDAY MAY 31st 2014, 7.30pm
St. Mary's Church, Welwyn, Herts
Peter Fisher - violin with Andrei Pytaleu - piano
Music by Bach, Mozart, Paganini, Monti, Franck & Dankworth
Tickets £12.50, under 18s £6 from Hill & Co. 01438 715849
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FRIDAY MAY 9th 2014, 8pm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Chamber Ensemble of London, Directed by Peter Fisher
Music from the Georgian Era
Free - drop in.
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TUESDAY APRIL 8th 2014
Cheltenham Town Hall
Lunchtime Recital of Brahms Sonatas with Peter Hewitt
SUNDAY APRIL 6th 2014
Broadstairs,
Recital of Brahms Sonatas with Peter Hewitt
THURSDAY APRIL 3rd 2014
at 7.30 pm at St. Eustachius Church, Tavistock
With
Chamber Ensemble of London, director Peter Fisher
Purcell, Giles Farnaby, Richard Mudge, John Ireland, Clive Jenkins, Andrew M Wilson,
Harold Darke,
Peter Fisher
Part of Tavistock Music and Arts Festival
TUESDAY MARCH 11th 2014
Chamber Ensemble of London
Chipping Campden Festival.
THURSDAY JANUARY 23rd 2014
Performance in Izmir, Turkey
Bach Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 and Vivaldi Concerto in A minor RW 356 with the State Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra of Izmir.
Time 8pm.
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THURSDAY JANUARY 16th 2014
Recital with Peter Hewitt in Glasgow
2013
NOVEMBER 29th - 31st 2013
Recitals of complete Brahms sonatas with Peter Hewitt.
Scotland.
NOVEMBER 28th 2013
Trio Petrus
St. George's, Bristol
NOVEMBER 23rd 2013
Recital with Peter Hewitt.
Holyhead Ucheldre Centre. Evening.
NOVEMBER 11th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
Purcell Room, South Bank, London
tbc.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
Southend. Evening
OCTOBER 5th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
Tonbridge
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29th 2013
Peter Fisher
Recital Cambridge.
Brahms sonatas
Details tbc
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd 2013
Peter Fisher & Peter Hewitt
3.00 pm at The Red Hedgehog, 255-257 Archway Road. HIghgate, London N6 5BS
Brahms Sonatas for violin and piano
Sonatensatz from the FAE Sonata
Sonata in G op. 68
Sonata in A op. 100
Sonata in D minor op. 108
Tickets £15 (students £12) including £1 Green bar token for travel by public transport, bike, foot, etc. from 020 8348 5050
SUNDAY JUNE 30th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
'Waltz of the Flowers'
Wavendon, Kilton Keynes, 'Music in the Garden' Festival . Afternoon.
FRIDAY JUNE 14th 2013
Petrus Piano Trio
King's School, Ely. Evening
FRIDAY MAY 17th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
St. James's Church, Piccadilly.
'Fanfare for Fran' 7.30pm
Release of new CEOL CD 'Over Hill, Over Dale' (dedicated to Frances Andrade).
THURSDAY MAY 16th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
Plymouth City Museum, 7.30pm
SATURDAY APRIL 20th 2013
Concert for Warchild
Plymouth City Museum, 7.30pm
APRIL 18th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
Gravesend
MONDAY APRIL 15th 2013
Petrus Piano Trio
Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton University. 1.00pm
MARCH 23rd 2013
Brahms Violin Concerto
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University
York Symphony Orchestra,
Conductor: Alasdair Jamieson
MARCH 20th 2013
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Guildhall, Plymouth
Plymouth Symphony Orchestra,
Conductor: Anne Kimber
MARCH 17th 2013
Chamber Ensemble of London
Concert 'London & the Thames'
Kenton Theatre, Henley on Thames
MARCH 10th 2013
Recital of music for Unaccompanied Violin
Sarah Thorne Theatre Club
Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone St Peters Road,
Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2JW
MARCH 7th 2013
Composer's concert, Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Premiere of Sonata for Violin & piano by Clive Jenkins
JANUARY 25th 2013
Trio Petrus
Barber Institute, Birmingham
JANUARY 18th 2013
Trio Petrus
King's School Ely
JANUARY 15th 2013
Trio Petrus
St. David's Hall, Cardiff
lunchtime concert
2012
DECEMBER 13th, 14th & 15th 2012
Wavendon, Stables Theatre, Milton Keynes
Christmas Gala with Dame Cleo Laine and the Dankworth Quintet 'and friends'
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 July 2012 at The Old Rectory Gardens, The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU
Music in the Garden - see details (2MB pdf file)
Friday 10 June 2012 , 8 pm - 9.30 pm in the John Madejski Garden at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Chris Garrick and Peter Fisher, violins, with John Horler, piano, Alec Dankworth, double bass and Jim Hart, drums
Grapelli - Menuhin "The Legacy" see more details
Free - drop in
Monday February 27 2012, Broadstairs, Kent
Peter Fisher - violin & Peter Hewitt - piano
details tba
Sunday February 26 2012 at the Schott Music Recital Room, 48, Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7BB
Peter Fisher - violin & Peter Hewitt - piano
details tba
Tuesday February 21 2012 at lunchtime at Cheltenham Town Hall
Peter Fisher - violin & Peter Hewitt - piano
details tba
Thursday February 16 2012 at 1pm at Sherwell United Church, North Hill, Plymouth
Peter Fisher - violin & Peter Hewitt - piano
19th International Concert Series
Kreisler 50th Anniversary Tribute
The main work is Grieg violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op 45, famously recorded by Kreisler with Rachmaninov in 1928, plus a selection of Fritz Kreisler's own compositions
Tickets £6.50 from Sherwell United Church (Next to Sherwell Centre) mornings only from 9.30am - 12pm Monday to Friday; Telephone: 01752 266163 or online at: www.wegottickets.com/jeaniemooremvo
Wednesday February 8 2012 at 7.45 pm at Melvin Hall, Kelly College, Tavistock, PL19 0HZ
Peter Fisher - violin, Peter Hewitt - piano
Schubert: Sonata in A major, Op 162, D574
Grieg: Sonata No 3 in C minor, Op 45
Works by Alfredo D'Ambrosio and Fritz Kreisler.
Kreisler 50th Anniversary Tribute
Tickets at the door £10, Concessions £8, under 18s free
December 15, 16, 17 2011 at 8pm at 7.45 pm at The Stables Theatre, Wavendon
Peter Fisher will be taking part in Dame Cleo Laine's Christmas Gala 'YO HO HO'
More information from The Stables website
2011
Wednesday November 9 2011 at 7.45 pm at Melvin Hall, Kelly College, Tavistock
Trio Petrus: Peter Hewitt - piano, Peter Fisher - violin, Peter Adams - cello
Haydn: Trio in D Hob XV:25 Gypsy Rondo: Andante,
Poco Adagio, Finale: Presto - Rondo all'Ongarese
Beethoven: Trio in B flat Op.11: Allegro con brio,
Adagio,
Allegretto
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49: Molto allegro agitato,
Andante con moto tranquillo,
Scherzo Leggiero e vivace,
Finale: Allegro assai appassionato
Tickets at the door £10, Concessions £8, under 18s free
Peter Hewitt's "flawless technique" combined with Peter Fisher's "dazzling pyrotechnics" and Peter Adams' "immaculate musicianship" should make for a stunning interpretation of Mendelssohn’s ever popular D minor Piano Trio. Combined with a first half containing the well-loved Gypsy Rondo Trio of Haydn and Beethoven’s exquisite and humorous Op.11 Trio this is a recital not to be missed!
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