Oliynyk Yaroslav Serhiiovych (born 28 February 1995, Kyiv) - pianist, laureate of international piano competitions in Ukraine, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy and Spain
Biography.
Born on 28 February 1995 in Kyiv. Father - Oliynyk Serhii Oleksiiovych (career military officer, trade unionist). Mother - Halyna Korobeychenko (accountant).
Since early childhood, he has been fond of music and sports. He has a red belt in taekwondo. Five-time champion of Kyiv and interregional taekwondo competitions.
At the age of 5, he started playing the piano and became interested in composing his own music.
2001-2005 - studying at the Kyianochka School and at the Kyiv Children's Music School No. 26.
2005-2012 - studying at the Kyiv Children's Academy of Arts, piano class. Teacher - Yevheniia Shelestova.
2012-2017 - studying at the National Music Academy of Ukraine (named after P.I. Tchaikovsky), piano class. Teacher - Mykhailo Stepanenko.
On 22 June 2017, in the centre of Kyiv, during a street performance of the pianist, near the Zoloti Vorota metro station, Yaroslav's father, Serhiy Oliynyk, was killed in front of many people for standing up for his son when a drunken passerby began to threaten him with violence. Since then, Yaroslav Oliynyk has been performing concerts in memory of his father.
Since 2017, he has been actively writing his own music and promoting his work.
Competitions.
From 2009 to 2014, he performed at international piano competitions, where he won the most prestigious prizes from pianists around the world, including:
I prize - Povoletto, Italy;
III prize - Padova, Italy;
II prize - Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic;
II prize - Bordo, France;
III prize - Leida, Spain;
I prize - Kyiv, Ukraine (Stankovych Competition);
Diploma for virtuoso performance at the XII Youth Delphic Games of the CIS in Novosibirsk (2013);
Grand Prix of the international competition-festival "Golden Stars of summer".
Awards.
In 2016, he was awarded a diploma of laureate and the Kyiv Mayor's Prize for special achievements of young people in the development of the capital of Ukraine - the hero city of Kyiv in the nomination "creative achievements".
Discography
In 2017, he released the album "Improvisation", which contains only improvisations that were recorded on the first attempt.
In 2018, the live album "Time of Change".
Singles
Mountain River
On the Verge
Warrior of Light - a song dedicated to the memory of his father, Serhiy Oliynyk.
Concerts
2017 - solo concert at the Ukrainian House
2018 - a large-scale show "Time of Changes" in the Ukrainian House dedicated to the memory of his father, Serhiy Oliynyk
2019 - charity concert "GRAND ROCK PIANO SHOW" - on 12 April, the composer presents a new symphonic rock programme with the piano as the main instrument. More than 70 musicians will perform live together with the soloist on one stage. All the profits from the concert will be transferred to the Tabletochki charity fund and will be used to treat children with cancer.
Performances
Concert in memory of Serhiy Oliynyk - Shevchenko Park.
Concert in support of the Ukrainian army on the front line - Shchastya
Interesting facts from his life
At the age of 6, Yaroslav was not accepted to the Lysenko Music School. Teachers said: "Don't waste your time on music, he has no ear".
This pianist has a small hobby - travelling and combining it with what he likes. Yaroslav has travelled more than 50,000 km by car, performing in squares and streets in 12 European countries and more than 30 cities.
In 2014, he played the piano almost every day at Euromaidan and was an active volunteer.
In the 9th grade, Yaroslav had a choice - sports or music. Yaroslav chose music.
TV projects
In 2019, he took part in the show "Amazing People" on TRK Ukraine TV channel, demonstrating a unique ability to identify a phone number by tone dialing
