Meet Our Artists
Cathy Young, viola
CATHY YOUNG came to Hawaii in 1992 to teach music using Suzuki’s “mother-tongue” method. She teaches private students violin, viola, and piano at the Young Music Studio and teaches instrumental and vocal music at the Malamalama Waldorf School. Last year she co-founded the Orchid Isle Youth Orchestra. Cathy plays violin and viola with the Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra, the University of Hawaii at Hilo Orchestra, and the Kona Symphony Orchestra; she also plays in various orchestras and chamber groups for Hawaii and Maui musical productions. She grew up in Alexandria, Va., graduated from Vassar College, and taught string music in Belize, Central America, as a Peace Corps volunteer. With two brothers and a sister, she performs with the Mulligan String Quartet when they can get together. Cathy’s husband, Daniel Young, is a chiropractor in Hilo; he studies cello. Their two children, Alden and Elizabeth, play violin and piano.
