Mental and physical strains force even the best to face the music
Members of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra talk about the ailments that beset classical musicians
Cellist Martin Johnson: “The common problems we have are lower back, shoulder or neck pain.” Photograph: Alan Betson
I’m sitting in the National Concert Hall café, chatting to musicians from the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra about the mental and physical strains of playing music professionally.