Piet Stryckers studied musicology at the university of Louvain and music at the conservatories of Antwerp en Brussels.

He plays viola da gamba, cello and medieval string instruments with several ensembles for early music. He participated in many CD recordings, among them: From Antwerp to Paris. Flemish and French Old Songs, with Paul Rans and Claude Fagel; Variations on La Spagna, by Constanzo Festa, with the Huelgas Ensemble conducted by Paul Van Nevel; and Minstrel, Play on your Strings. Flemish dance music from the 18th century, with the string trio De Meyt op Solder (The Servant in he Attic).

Piet Stryckers teaches music analysis and he published several articles and editions of scores in connection with Flemish music from the past.