Background
Yuriy Oliynyk was born in Ternopil, Ukraine. He was the son of a Ukrainian lawyer and started studying piano at the age of seven.
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Education
He received a degree in piano as a Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a degree in musicology as a Master of Arts from the Case Western Reserve University.
Career
During World World War II, his family was forced to flee from their home to Austria, and later Germany. In 1950, Yuriy Oliynyk emigrated to the United States. He was the first president of the Ukrainian Heritage Club of Northern California.
