Ede Zathureczky
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| Instrument(s) | Violin |
| Years active | 1920-1959 |
Ede Zathureczky (Igló, 24 August 1903 – Bloomington, 31 May 1959) was a Hungarian violin virtuoso and pedagogue.[1]
Life and career
Ede Zathureczky was born in Igló, Kingdom of Hungary (now Spišská Nová Ves in Slovakia).[2] His teacher was the exceptional Jenő Hubay.[3] In 1920 he started playing concerts in Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Bohemia, Poland, Scandinavian countries and many cities around the world.
In 1929 he became Hubay's assistant [4] and later the music director at the Liszt Academy in Budapest.[5] It is here that he performed frequently with his colleague, pianist Bela Nagy.
The final few years of his life he taught at Indiana University, where both Nagy and Menahem Pressler were also on the faculty.
Ede Zathurecky played a concert with Béla Bartók[6] at the hall of the Korona Hotel in Nyíregyháza on 10 January 1934. From 1943 to 1957 he was the director of the Budapest Music Academy.
Recordings
Zathurecky did not leave any commercial recordings; however, tapes of duets with
References
- ^ Ede Zathureczky, Liszt Academy Budapest
- ^ Ede Zathureczky, grave memorial
- ^ "Il violino nella storia: maestri, tecniche, scuole" (pg. 301) by Enzo Porta
- ^ “La scuola ungherese del violino” Mostra su Jenö Hubay e i suoi celebri allievi Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine by G. La Villa (2003)
- ^ Three Questions for Sixty-five Composers: György Kurtág (pg.138), by Bálint András Varga
- ^ Bartók's Chamber Music (pg.289) by János Kárpáti
- ^ Potter T. Rarissima - Two Hungarian giants at home in Florida. Classical Recordings Quarterly, Summer 2014, No 77, p4 (referring to Dis mono PCCD20185/86).
External links
- Ede Zathureczky Commemorative Competition Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, 'Liszt Academy Budapest' website
- Ede Zathureczky, bio at 'Piccoli Archi Orchestra' website
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