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String players and injury: playing through the pain?

2025-08-01T09:17:00

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Violinist and teacher Philippa Bunting explores the – often extreme – impact that an injury can have on a musician, how the industry is dealing with the issue and what musicians can do to help themselves

Imagine: you are a string player, and you are injured. You are in shock. Every movement hurts. You are frightened, overwhelmed and facing a dreadful, even existential, crisis. The following words are those of musicians who spoke to me in confidence about their own experiences of injury…

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