Duo Minerva, awarded the title of “New Austrian Sound of Music” for 2025-2026, is performing at a special concert in Tel Aviv on 22 December 2024, the result of cooperation between the Austrian Cultural Forum and Spectacular World of Jewish Music.
The Duo will present an original programme of klezmer and other Jewish music, based on their own singular arrangements (see full programme below).


Clarinettist Johanna Gossner from Tyrol and accordionist Damian Keller from Vorarlberg demonstrate how deviating from musical traditions can lead to something new and exciting. They create an artful crossover sound based on classical music, world, jazz, and avantgarde, and develop its distinct character. The masterpieces arranged by the duo with great finesse and a good portion of wit undergo a marvellous revival - in a hitherto unheard-of manner.

In 2017, the young ensemble won the 16th Fidelio Chamber Music Competition of the City of Vienna as well as the scholarship for the promotion of young artists. This was followed by international competition successes in Europe and Asia, as well as concerts at international festivals such as the Allegro Vivo Festival, the Salzburg Festival, :alpenarte, and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. As of 2023, the ensemble is part of the sponsorship program of the renowned Club Klassik - Vienna Music Society, which supports promising young artists living in Austria.

In 2024, the young duo was selected for Sounds of Servus as well as for the New Austrian Sound of Music. Duo Minerva can now be heard around the globe as Austrian cultural ambassadors.

Prayer - Ernest Bloch
Gustl's Freilach - Gustav Mahler
Zsido tanc - Vincent Savanti
Dancing with the Rabbi - Giora Feidman
Klezmer-Dance - Göran Fröst
Le chaim    Jerry Bock
Shlof shoin moin Yankele - Mordechai Gebirtig