After his studies he served as concertmaster for Musica Antiqua Köln and the French ensemble Les Musicians du Louvre under Marc Minkowski.
With these ensembles he gave concerts worldwide and has participated in more than thirty CD recordings.
In 1997 he made his conducting début with the Handel Festival Orchestra Halle, since 1999 he has been artistic director of this ensemble.
His repertoire ranges from early Baroque to the sonatas and violin concertos of Louis Spohr.
Anton Steck plays a Jacob Stainer violin from 1658 and an Alessandro Gagliano from 1701.