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Palm Beach’s “Highlight of the Season” Comes to the Hamptons
Following her sold-out Palm Beach performance, hailed as the “highlight of the Palm Beach season,” internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Dame Marina Arsenijevic brings her electrifying multimedia concert to Guild Hall in support of Life’s WORC. Recently named the #1 Top-Ranked Female Pianist in the World by Nubia Magazine 2026, Dame Marina is celebrated for virtuosic artistry, cinematic storytelling, and emotionally powerful performances.
The program journeys from classical masterpieces and beloved favorites to award-winning original compositions, enriched by inspiring stories from her remarkable life. The centerpiece is the New York premiere of TESLA RHAPSODY, her gold-award tour de force symphonic work combining virtuoso piano, digital orchestra, and video storytelling in a dynamic tribute to Nikola Tesla.
Proceeds support Life’s WORC, which has empowered people with severe autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities for more than 50 years. Join us for an unforgettable evening where world-class artistry comes together with community leadership and generosity for a cause of profound importance that significantly advances the opportunities for a meaningful life.
Purchase the limited “Tier 1” ticket for an intimate post-show reception with Dame Marina Arsenijevic.
Dame Marina Arsenijevic
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.
marinainamerica.comLife’s WORC
Life’s WORC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including severe autism, to lead independent, meaningful, and productive lives. Founded in 1971 by Victoria Schneps-Yunis, it grew from a courageous grassroots effort advocating for residents of the Willowbrook State School into a comprehensive provider of person-centered services and support.
Today, Life’s WORC serves more than 2,000 people and their families across Queens, Manhattan, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. Its programs include residential and community services, day habilitation, supported employment, vocational training, behavioral and at-home support, social and recreational opportunities, and trust and financial-planning services. Every program is designed to honor the individual strengths, aspirations, choices, and potential of each person served.
For more than five decades, Life’s WORC has opened hearts, doors, and minds—creating opportunity, strengthening families, and building communities in which people of all abilities are valued, empowered, and able to thrive. Support from this benefit concert will help sustain and expand this life-changing mission.
