Professor Szekely has concertized throughout North America, Europe, and South America. She has appeared on the Musique en Seine series in France and the Lambach Festival in Austria. In Brazil, she has been a regular guest artist at the internationally acclaimed Chamber Music Festival of Pará and the Londrina Music Festival, and has presented concerts and masterclasses in all of that country's major musical centers. She has premiered works written and dedicated to her by distinguished contemporary composers including, among others, James Willey, Chester Biscardi, Erich Leitner, and Roberto Escobar. She has been heard on national radio and television broadcasts in the United States and abroad and has recorded for CRI and Albany Records.

Professor Szekely received her bachelor of music and master of science degrees in violin performance from The Juilliard School, where she was a student of Ivan Galamian. She studied chamber music with Franco Gulli, Zoltan Szekely, and members of The Juilliard Quartet. She teaches violin and is first violinist of the Esterhazy Quartet, ensemble-in-residence at MU. She currently holds the Catherine P. Middlebush Chair in Fine Arts.