Organ Recital
The 2025 Truro Cathedral Organ Recital Series welcomes first-rate organists to play Truro’s acclaimed Father Willis Organ. This recital will be live-streamed on this page at 13:10 and our YouTube channel
This week, we welcome Yarno Missiaen as our recitalist.
Programme
J.S. Bach, prelude & fugue in G BWV 541
J.L. Krebs, 'Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder'
C. Franck, choral n. 2
A. Guilmant, communion op. 39 n. 5
A. Guilmant, sonata n. 6
Allegro con fuoco
Bio
Yarno Missiaen (Veurne, March 10, 2005) is a Belgian musician and is regarded as one of the most promising and leading organists of his generation in Belgium.
He began his musical training at the age of seven with piano lessons at the music academy in Veurne, where he studied for eight years under Veerle Elst. At fifteen, he received his first organ lessons at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven (Belgium) with Bart Jacobs. He later continued his studies at the Conservatory of Tilburg (Netherlands) under Ruud Huijbregts and is currently studying at the Conservatory of Ghent (Belgium) with Ignace Michiels.
In 2023, Missiaen released his debut recording on the Belgian label Etcetera: the complete Orgelbüchlein (BWV 599–644) by Johann Sebastian Bach. The recording received high praise and marked a turning point in his career, leading to an impressive series of solo concerts both in Belgium and abroad, as well as collaborations with prominent choirs and orchestras.
In the spring of 2025, he was invited— as the youngest of six selected participants — to take part in an ambitious project led by Hugo van Geet, aiming to perform the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach over a period of three years.
Live-stream
Please note that this recital will not be live-streamed and will only be available in-person.
The series runs from March to October and each recital lasts around 45 minutes. There is no charge to attend or listen to these concerts, and the cathedral only asks that if you are able, you consider making a donation - the income generated by the generosity of both the audience and artists (who play for free) directly supports music at the cathedral and the ability to continue to offer such community events.
Truro Cathedral is a registered charity number 1207821 and relies on public donations to meet costs. Truro Cathedral welcomes regular or single donations from its supporters.
To give regularly by Direct Debit, please use the Parish Giving Scheme
Single donations can be made through the cathedral website
Popular donations are £5/person