Ede Zathureczky was a Hungarian violinist and music teacher of Polish origin. He was born on August 24, 1903, in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia.
He studied in Košice and at the Prague Conservatory with Jaroslav Kocian. In 1918 he entered the National Academy of Music in Budapest, where Jenő Hubay taught him. Zathureczky began teaching at the academy in 1929 and served as its rector from 1943 to 1956. His students included Wanda Wilkomirska, Dénes Kovács, Antal Kontra, and Mihály Szűcs.
Zathureczky began performing in concerts in 1922 and appeared several times in ensembles with Béla Bartók and Ernő Dohnányi. He gave the first performance of János Viski’s Violin Concerto, which was dedicated to him. He also toured abroad, including on one of the first concert tours in Africa.
His honors included the Corvin Wreath in 1942, the Kossuth Prize in 1951 and 1955, and the title of Meritorious Artist of Hungary in 1952. He later emigrated to the United States and taught at Indiana University. He died in Bloomington, Indiana, on May 31, 1959.