Russian concert pianist and music teacher, born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, the name by which the city was known until 1925. It is now part of Ukraine.
Brenner, who as a child prodigy entertained the royal court of Czar Nicholas II, emigrated with his wife Vera by way of Constantinople where their child Thelma was born in 1921. Leaving Constantinople on Jan. 10, 1922, the family boarded the ship Megali Hellas and reached New York City on Feb. 7, 1922. Brenner immediately petitioned for U.S. citizenship, which he acquired in 1928. Vera, born in Russia Mar. 19, 1897, died Oct. 6, 1928 in New York. On May 13, 1929, Brenner married a widow named Rose Breitman in Manhattan.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Brenner gained recognition and acclaim, not least for his performance as a soloist with the National Broadcasting Company's symphonic concerts on radio. When Arturo Toscanini became the director of the NBC Symphony, Brenner continued his solo performances and also toured widely with Toscanini in concerts that were very popular.
In his later years, Brenner was appointed head of the piano department at San Francisco State College (now University) and taught piano to many students who came to the Bay Area to study music. He retired from the University in the early 1960s but still taught piano to many pupils.
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The following obituary appears on the Rootsweb site at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BRENNER/2011-12/1324317363:
VLADIMIR BRENNER, age 73, died on April 9, 1969, at Presbyterian Hospital, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He was born on March 18, 1896, in Russia [...] Both parents were also natives of Russia. He was a resident of San Francisco, CA, a college professor and was survived by his wife, Seraphima Paizner [Paisner] Brenner. Disposition on April 14, 1969, by Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, CA. Informant - Alexander Streloff, stepson of the deceased.
Brenner, who as a child prodigy entertained the royal court of Czar Nicholas II, emigrated with his wife Vera by way of Constantinople where their child Thelma was born in 1921. Leaving Constantinople on Jan. 10, 1922, the family boarded the ship Megali Hellas and reached New York City on Feb. 7, 1922. Brenner immediately petitioned for U.S. citizenship, which he acquired in 1928. Vera, born in Russia Mar. 19, 1897, died Oct. 6, 1928 in New York. On May 13, 1929, Brenner married a widow named Rose Breitman in Manhattan.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Brenner gained recognition and acclaim, not least for his performance as a soloist with the National Broadcasting Company's symphonic concerts on radio. When Arturo Toscanini became the director of the NBC Symphony, Brenner continued his solo performances and also toured widely with Toscanini in concerts that were very popular.
In his later years, Brenner was appointed head of the piano department at San Francisco State College (now University) and taught piano to many students who came to the Bay Area to study music. He retired from the University in the early 1960s but still taught piano to many pupils.
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The following obituary appears on the Rootsweb site at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BRENNER/2011-12/1324317363:
VLADIMIR BRENNER, age 73, died on April 9, 1969, at Presbyterian Hospital, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He was born on March 18, 1896, in Russia [...] Both parents were also natives of Russia. He was a resident of San Francisco, CA, a college professor and was survived by his wife, Seraphima Paizner [Paisner] Brenner. Disposition on April 14, 1969, by Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, CA. Informant - Alexander Streloff, stepson of the deceased.
Russian concert pianist and music teacher, born in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, the name by which the city was known until 1925. It is now part of Ukraine.
Brenner, who as a child prodigy entertained the royal court of Czar Nicholas II, emigrated with his wife Vera by way of Constantinople where their child Thelma was born in 1921. Leaving Constantinople on Jan. 10, 1922, the family boarded the ship Megali Hellas and reached New York City on Feb. 7, 1922. Brenner immediately petitioned for U.S. citizenship, which he acquired in 1928. Vera, born in Russia Mar. 19, 1897, died Oct. 6, 1928 in New York. On May 13, 1929, Brenner married a widow named Rose Breitman in Manhattan.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Brenner gained recognition and acclaim, not least for his performance as a soloist with the National Broadcasting Company's symphonic concerts on radio. When Arturo Toscanini became the director of the NBC Symphony, Brenner continued his solo performances and also toured widely with Toscanini in concerts that were very popular.
In his later years, Brenner was appointed head of the piano department at San Francisco State College (now University) and taught piano to many students who came to the Bay Area to study music. He retired from the University in the early 1960s but still taught piano to many pupils.
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The following obituary appears on the Rootsweb site at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BRENNER/2011-12/1324317363:
VLADIMIR BRENNER, age 73, died on April 9, 1969, at Presbyterian Hospital, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He was born on March 18, 1896, in Russia [...] Both parents were also natives of Russia. He was a resident of San Francisco, CA, a college professor and was survived by his wife, Seraphima Paizner [Paisner] Brenner. Disposition on April 14, 1969, by Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, CA. Informant - Alexander Streloff, stepson of the deceased.
Brenner, who as a child prodigy entertained the royal court of Czar Nicholas II, emigrated with his wife Vera by way of Constantinople where their child Thelma was born in 1921. Leaving Constantinople on Jan. 10, 1922, the family boarded the ship Megali Hellas and reached New York City on Feb. 7, 1922. Brenner immediately petitioned for U.S. citizenship, which he acquired in 1928. Vera, born in Russia Mar. 19, 1897, died Oct. 6, 1928 in New York. On May 13, 1929, Brenner married a widow named Rose Breitman in Manhattan.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Brenner gained recognition and acclaim, not least for his performance as a soloist with the National Broadcasting Company's symphonic concerts on radio. When Arturo Toscanini became the director of the NBC Symphony, Brenner continued his solo performances and also toured widely with Toscanini in concerts that were very popular.
In his later years, Brenner was appointed head of the piano department at San Francisco State College (now University) and taught piano to many students who came to the Bay Area to study music. He retired from the University in the early 1960s but still taught piano to many pupils.
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The following obituary appears on the Rootsweb site at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BRENNER/2011-12/1324317363:
VLADIMIR BRENNER, age 73, died on April 9, 1969, at Presbyterian Hospital, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He was born on March 18, 1896, in Russia [...] Both parents were also natives of Russia. He was a resident of San Francisco, CA, a college professor and was survived by his wife, Seraphima Paizner [Paisner] Brenner. Disposition on April 14, 1969, by Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, CA. Informant - Alexander Streloff, stepson of the deceased.
