Winner of the Singapore National Music Competition in 1985 and 1987, Ang Chek Meng received a Singapore Symphony Orchestra Scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he trained under Jean Harvey, Erich Gruenberg and members of the Amadeus Quartet.

Graduating with honours, Chek was awarded the Countess of Munster Trust Scholarship.

Chek joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 1991. As a member of the T’ang Quartet, Chek has performed at major venues in Asia and beyond, including the Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood Festival, Music Mountain Chamber Series, Melbourne Festival and New Zealand Arts Festival.