Biography

Yarno Missiaen (Veurne, 10 March 2005) is a Belgian organist regarded as one of the most notable young talents in the contemporary organ world. 

At the age of seven, he began studying piano at the music academy of Veurne with Veerle Elst, with whom he studied for eight years. At the age of fifteen, he discovered the organ. He studied at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven with Bart Jacobs and later at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent with Ignace Michiels.

In 2023, Missiaen realised his first major recording project: a complete recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orgelbüchlein (BWV 599–644), released by the Belgian label Etcetera Records in 2024. The recording was made on the Potvlieghe/Contius organ of St Catherine’s Church in Wondelgem, near Ghent.

Alongside his concert activities, Missiaen is involved in several projects dedicated to the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach. As a concert organist, he is active both in Belgium and abroad, performing as a soloist as well as in collaboration with various choirs and orchestras, primarily across Europe.