Hervé Douchy studied cello at the Brussels Conservatory.While working with the RTBF Symphony Orchestra, his meeting with Sigiswald Kuijken led him to the practice of the baroque cello, which he perfected with Hidemi Susuki.He then led a life as a concert musician which enabled him to play with numerous Belgian and foreign ensembles: La Petite Bande, Il Gardelino, La Pastorella, Le Concert Royal, Akademia, Le Poème harmonique... and of course the Agrémens, of which he is a founding member. His meeting with Guy Van Waas opened the doors to higher education. Since 1994 he has been teaching chamber music at the Royal Conservatory of Mons and since 2006 baroque cello at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Thanks to his meeting with Marc Vanscheeuwijck (University of Oregon), Hervé Douchy is developing his baroque cello class towards research in the service of practice. This translates into the use of several types of instruments (bass violin, violoncello), played in different positions (sitting or standing, in procession, with a bow held down) with different chords (4 or 5 strings). His research is enriched by a close collaboration with the Brussels luthier Pierre Van Engeland for more than 20 years. He also plays several instruments made by this maker.