Biography

Yarno Missiaen (Veurne, March 10, 2005) is a Belgian musician and is considered one of the most promising and leading organists of his generation.

He began his musical education at the age of seven with piano lessons at the music academy of Veurne, where he studied for eight years under Veerle Elst. At the age of fifteen, he received his first organ lessons at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven (BE) with Bart Jacobs. He later continued his studies at the Conservatory of Tilburg (NL) with Ruud Huijbregts and is currently studying at the Conservatory of Ghent (BE) with Ignace Michiels.

In 2023, Missiaen released his debut recording with the Belgian label Etcetera: the complete Orgelbüchlein (BWV 599–644) by Johann Sebastian Bach. The recording was highly praised and marked a turning point in his career, leading to an impressive series of solo concerts both at home and abroad, as well as collaborations with leading choirs and orchestras.

In the spring of 2025, he was — as the youngest of six selected participants — invited to take part in an ambitious project organized by Hugo van Geet, in which the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach will be performed over a period of three years.