Born in 1999 in Mons, Loris Douyez was given an eighth violin by his maternal grandmother on his 4th birthday,

and therefore begins the practice.

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Since his first concert as soloist (at the age of 7), he multiplies his performances in Belgium and abroad during concerts and

festivals: Django Reinhardt (Belgium), Carrefour Mondial de l’Accordéon (Canada), Festival Novosibirsk (Siberia),…

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At the age of 9, he decided to take accordion lessons in the class of his father, Olivier Douyez.

In 2014, he entered Arts² (Academy of Arts, Mons - Belgium) as a “Young Talent” for both instruments.

In his father's class for the accordion, and in the class of Daniel Rubenstein for the violin.

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He has followed numerous violin Masterclasses with, among others; Véronique Bogaerts, Jerrold Rubenstein, Ivry Gitlis and on the accordion with Jacques Mornet, Frederic Deschamps, Vladimir Orlov, Massimiliano Pitocco, …

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Since 2014, Loris Douyez has been a member of Duo Douyez (violin-accordion duo with his father).

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From 2018 to 2021, he studied the violin with Wibert Aerts, within Arts² and obtained a Master's degree Specialized in violin, alongside his Specialized Master in accordion obtained with the highest points in June 2022.

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Loris Douyez also has two Didactic Masters, one on the violin and the other on the accordion, he thus conferring the number of 5 Masters obtained in a Superior School of Arts.

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He has participated in numerous international competitions and won numerous prizes, including 2nd place (Masters category)

at the 74th Coupe Mondiale de l’accordion in Munich (Germany),

in October 2021, 2nd place (Premio category) at the PIF Castelfidardo International Competition 2022 as well as 

a 3rd place (Senior Classic category) during the 2023 edition of the Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon.

On the violin, he won first prize in the Fanny Mendelssohn Competition in February 2023 and in November 2023 the prestigious Scholarship from the Nany Philippart Foundation.

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Loris Douyez is part of the Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles and has already participated in several concerts :

Jean-Luc Fafchamps & Musiques Nouvelles, In Unison, Sound Rituals, Brecht on the Groove, "60 years", ...

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Working in close collaboration with current composers such as Denis Bosse, Claude Ledoux, Stéphane Orlando, ...

more than 50 works for accordion alone or with ensemble have been premiered by Loris Douyez.

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He also had the great opportunity to perform the Belgian premiere of the accordion concerto "Recall" by Per Nørgård

accompanied by the Orchestre Royal Philarmonique de Liège in the part of the Classic Academy 2021.

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Also a composer, his music has already been performed in various countries (Denmark, Canada, Russia, Italy, Poland, ...)

and numerous projects are currently being written (solo repertoire, orchestra, chamber music, ...).

His work “Oppression” for accordion and orchestra was the test piece during the thrid round of the Senior Classic 

category of the international competition “Prix Accordéons-nous.org 2023” (Mons, Belgium)

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Currently, he performs on the accordion as an Advanced Postgraduate Soloist Performer in the class of Geir Draugsvoll

at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen, Denmark) as well as a Certificate of Advanced Studies on violin in the 

class of Ilya Gringolts at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zurich, Switzerland).

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Since October 2023, Loris Douyez has been an assistant-professor of accordion at Arts2 (Academy of Arts, Mons - Belgium).

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Loris Douyez plays on a Charles-François Gand violin known as “Gand Père” from 1840, on loan courtesy of the Baron Arthur Grumiaux 

Foundation.