樂團首席李宜錦，畢業於新興國中、高雄中學，隨即受到小提琴大師Ivan Galamian嫡傳弟子James Buswell的賞識提攜，獲獎學金赴美就讀New England Conservatory，在嚴格的訓練下，以學術科特優的成績，完成學士及碩士的學位。留美期間演出經驗豐富，受邀首演美國著名現代作曲家Alan Fletcher，John Corigliano及John Harbison等之作品；更為Boston Chamber Society客席演出，以及擔任Gardner Museum Chamber Orchestra，Hingham Symphony Orchestra之首席。她的弦樂四重奏曾贏得The Fischoff Chamber Music Competition銀牌獎，獨奏方面更代表學校接受Nobuko Imai，Zakhar Bron，Gil Shaham及Pinkas Zukerman大師班指導。

自2002年學成歸國後，宜錦先考取國家交響樂團(NSO)的副首席，憑著紮實的技巧以及對音樂追求完美的熱情，更於2004年贏得NSO首席的考試甄選，並順利通過一年嚴格的評選。 自歸國以來，宜錦也迅速累積了令人稱羨的演出經驗，2002年獲選為清華大學人文學院年度藝術家，2003年參加仙台國際小提琴大賽並與高雄市交協奏演出， 2004年應華裔小提琴家胡乃元之邀成為Taiwan Connection創團成員之ㄧ，2005年贏得省交NTSO世紀之星--室內樂大賽銀牌獎。對於未來，宜錦期許自己能盡力扮演好樂團首席的角色，與NSO的夥伴們一起為成為世界一流的樂團努力。

I-Ching Li is the youngest concertmaster in the history of the National Symphony Orchestra. Her extraordinary musicianship and artistry has been recognized throughout the world. Her virtuosic performances had garnered her top prizes at numerous competitions in the States and Asia, both as a soloist and chamber musician. Most recently, she won the Outstanding Artist Award presented by the National Tsing Hwa University.

Ms Li has been performing throughout music festivals a soloist, concertmasters, and orchestra section members all over the world, including Tanglewood Music Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Sarasota Summit Music Festival, Scheleswig-Holstein Orchestral Academy, Banff Music Festival, and many others. She was honored to have worked with great maestros such as Seigi Ozawa, James Levine, Christopher Echenbach, Eksabela Solemann, Wen-Pin Chien, and among others. She is excited about the prospect of developing her skills as an artist and collaborating with musicians both locally and abroad.