Playing less hurt

by Chris Roberts, Minnesota Public Radio

Janet Horvath, associate principal cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra for more than 20 years, knows firsthand the pain, anxiety and humiliation of an injury on the job. Horvath thought her career might be finished. To her surprise, her teacher Janos Starker, sat her down and completely rebuilt her approach to the cello, showing her how her body and her technique didn't have to be at odds. It was a revelation, which Horvath wanted to share when she arrived at the Minnesota Orchestra in 1980. She's been doing that ever since. Now she has a book, "Playing Less Hurt" already in its second printing