- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer · Bass · Conductor · 1947
Emil Tabakov
- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Live Albums
- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- János Rolla, Franz Liszt Kamerorkest, Emil Tabakov, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Jean Toulier, Sofia Soloists
- Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Stefan Popov
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Andrea Vigh, Eszter Horgas, Andrew Joy, Georg Fischer, Reinhold Friedrich, Budapest Strings, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Johannes Goritzki, Hartmut Haenchen, Hans Graf, Emil Tabakov, Michael Erxleben, Konrad Hünteler, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Sillito, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Jurgen Rost, Camerata Salzburg, Linos Ensemble, Lajos Lencsés, Cappella Coloniensis, German String Trio, Sándor Végh, Günther Höller
- WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Boys' Choir, János Bálint, Hartmut Höll, Axel Köhler, Andreas Juffinger, Laszlo Szilvasy, Helmuth Froschauer, Budapest Strings, Tabea Zimmermann, Evelyne Dubourg, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Tátrai Quartet, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernö Sebestyén, Béla Bánfalvi, Dezsö Ránki, Pavel Urbanek, Emil Tabakov, Deborah Sipkai, Michael Erxleben, Prague Festival Orchestra, David Lorenz, Jenő Jandó
- Martin Haselböck, Rostocker Motet Choir, Gertraud Schmid, Herbert Kegel, Bulgarian National Opera Choir, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Emil Tabakov, David Cordier, RIAS Kammerchor, Moscow Rybin Choir, Martin Flämig, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Herbert Lippert, Ildikó Raimondi, MDR Rundfunkchor, Ernst Jankowitsch, Wiener Volksoper Orchestra, Hugo Distler Choir, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Iván Fischer, Marcus Creed, Helmuth Froschauer, Roland Büchner, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartwig Eschenburg, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Vienna Academy, Vienna Boys' Choir, Peter Marschik, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jeunesses Musicales Chorus, Helmut Wildhaber, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Mária Zádori, Bernarda Fink
- Helmut Wildhaber, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Das Kleine Konzert, Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Prégardien, Roland Bader, Helmuth Froschauer, MDR Rundfunkchor, Derek Lee Ragin, Renato Bruson, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Hugo Distler Choir, Teresa Seid, Klaus Mertens, Regina Klepper, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Dresdner Philharmonie, Elisabeth Lang, Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, Franco de Grandis, Armin Ude, Bulgarian National Choir, Vincente Ombuena Valls, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Stefania Toczyska, Roberto Paternostro, Vienna Academy, Peter Marschik, Hermann Max, Martin Flämig, Martin Haselböck, Gotthold Schwarz, Mari Anne Haggander, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Kegel, Olga Romanko, Michael Knapp, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Barbara Schlick, Emil Tabakov, Martina Borst, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Siegfried Lorenz, Ildikó Raimondi, Ute Selbig, Bamberg String Quartet, Max Pommer, Lena Susanne Norin, Charles Humphries, Academy of London
Biography
Among the few Bulgarian conductors with a high-profile international career, Emil Tabakov is also noted as a composer. He has written ten symphonies as well as a variety of concertos, chamber music, and choral works. In 1985, Tabakov began conducting the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; he was named principal conductor in 1987. Tabakov's association with the Sofia Philharmonic resulted in several recordings, including a complete cycle of Mahler's symphonies. In 2002, he was music director of the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, and from 2008 to 2015, he served as principal conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He led the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony in several recordings of his symphonies on the Toccata Classics label. In 2022, he led the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in a recording of works by Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov, featuring pianist Jean-Philippe Collard.