Maior Brenner was a Soviet pianist and music educator, born in Yekaterinoslav on January 7, 1907. He was named an Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR and received the title of People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1968.
After graduating from the Yekaterinoslav Music College, Brenner entered the Petrograd Conservatory, where he studied with Leonid Nikolayev. After graduating, he performed as a soloist and ensemble musician.
From the mid-1930s, Brenner lived in Baku. He completed postgraduate study at the Baku Conservatory under Uzeyir Hajibeyov. During the 1930s and 1940s, he gave the first performances of works by Azerbaijani composers Gara Garayev and Fikret Amirov. He also performed in ensembles, including a piano trio with violinist Semyon Bretanitsky.
Brenner was one of the founders of the Azerbaijani piano school. He taught at the conservatory from 1935 and became a professor in 1951. His students included Farhad Badalbeyli. Brenner died in Baku on April 7, 1973.