Dame Marina Arsenijevic (arson-nee-vitch) is a world-renowned pianist and composer, star of the Emmy- nominated Public Television program, Marina at West Point: Unity through Diversity, which has been broadcast for ten years on PBS to more than 170 million viewers in 525 telecasts across the United States— a true PBS phenomenon.
Her global popularity includes nearly one million Instagram followers. She has over 25 million YouTube views and over 15 million streams on all major platforms, such as Spotify, Apple, and Amazon, from her albums: Marina at West Point–Unity Through Diversity, Fire and Soul, Only Love, and Balkan Sounds. Marina’s latest album, Chopin Obsession has achieved worldwide popularity, with over 4 million streams at the time of its 2024 release. She has been named by Nubia Magazine in 2026 as the World’s #1 Top Female Pianist.
Critics have described Marina as a “James Bond” beauty with a powerhouse technique that delivers an emotional punch like a “Balkan thunderbolt,” while her compositions have been described as “unique to the ears but familiar to the soul”. Marina has performed to enthusiastic audiences and standing ovations at major venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony Center, the Toronto Center for the Arts, the Kennedy Center, the Chicago Navy Pier, and many others throughout the country. Laura Bush and Cherie Blair (wife of the British Prime Minister), along with 2000 other guests,
were dazzled when Marina played her original arrangement of America the Beautiful at the annual First Lady’s Luncheon in Washington, D.C.
Marina is the recipient of many awards for her outstanding achievements and humanitarian efforts to build bridges among diverse cultures and nations through her music, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Marina is considered a heroic icon
in Serbia, where she was awarded Serbia’s highest diplomatic honor, Knight of the St. Sava Order of Diplomatic Pacifism.
Marina’s TESLA RHAPSODY is the first major musical composition honoring the great scientist Nikola Tesla. Since its release, it has achieved critical acclaim as a “tour de force” on classical radio stations in the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Europe, and South Africa. It was recognized by the Tesla Science Foundation with its highest honor, the Gold Medal. It was also awarded the Planetary Tesla Prize for Monumental Achievement. Marina is currently working on her most ambitious project, a Broadway-style musical “Life of Tesla, which is expected to premiere in 2027-2028.