According to the understanding demands and prevention of the processes of musculoskeletal disorders in musicians, the aim of this article is to show the differences between the operating ways of two violinists of a symphonic orchestra from its relations with the conditions of the activity: the requirements of the conductor, the musical workmanship and the partition. Information had been collected from the observation of the activity in the situations of rehearsal of the orchestra, during the production of an opera, followed by interviews. The results show that the relations between the musicians and these conditions show distinct strategies and personal forms of use of the body and consequent musculoskeletal disorders.
musician; orchestra; use of the body; musculoskeletal disorders