Engelbert Brenner (August 15, 1904

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- September 16, 1986,ENGELBERT BRENNER (1904-1986), Social Security Death Index
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and then

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who played for 41 years with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra." Engelbert Brenner, 82, A Philharmonic Soloist"
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'', September 19, 1986. Accessed October 16, 2007. "Engelbert Brenner, who played in the New York Philharmonic for 41 years, first as an oboist and later as the orchestra's English horn soloist, died Tuesday at his home in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. He was 82 years old." Brenner was born in Vienna. He was educated in

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, and attended

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and the

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. He played with the Cleveland Orchestra starting in 1929. He joined the New York Philharmonic in 1932, where he played under the direction of conductors

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and

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, among others. Brenner was a resident of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

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