Victor Vreuls was a Belgian composer, violinist, conductor, and teacher. He was born in Verviers on February 4, 1876, and died in Brussels on July 27, 1944.
He studied harmony with Sylvain Dupuis and composition and fugue with Jean-Théodore Radoux at the Royal Conservatory of Liège. He later continued his studies with Vincent d’Indy at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. From 1901 to 1906, he taught viola and harmony there and directed the choir. He was director of the Luxembourg Conservatory from 1906 to 1926 and toured Europe as a conductor. As a composer, he represented the Walloon current in Belgian music. He became a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium in 1925.
His works include the operas Olivier the Simpleton (1922) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1925), and the ballet The Werewolf (1937). His orchestral works include a symphony for violin and orchestra (1899), three symphonic poems, symphonic overtures, two symphonic suites, and three symphonic preludes. His other works include an intermezzo, two poems for cello and violin, two romances for violin, an elegy for flute, a concert piece for trumpet, a fantasy for English horn, piano and string quartets, piano trios, sonatas for violin and piano and for cello and piano, and two piano suites. In 1904, he received the Ysaye Prize for his symphony for violin and orchestra.