- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Composer · Bass · Conductor · 1947
Emil Tabakov
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Live Albums
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- Franz Liszt Kamerorkest, Jean Toulier, Sofia Soloists, János Rolla, Emil Tabakov, Nürnberger Symphoniker
- Stefan Popov, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
- Hans Graf, Emil Tabakov, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Lajos Lencsés, Konrad Hünteler, Budapest Strings, Günther Höller, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Sillito, Georg Fischer, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Jurgen Rost, Camerata Salzburg, Michael Erxleben, Linos Ensemble, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Andrea Vigh, Eszter Horgas, Andrew Joy, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Cappella Coloniensis, German String Trio, Sándor Végh, Hartmut Haenchen, Reinhold Friedrich, Johannes Goritzki
- Pavel Urbanek, Emil Tabakov, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Boys' Choir, Laszlo Szilvasy, Tátrai Quartet, Helmuth Froschauer, Budapest Strings, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, János Bálint, Jenő Jandó, Deborah Sipkai, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Michael Erxleben, Hartmut Höll, Axel Köhler, Andreas Juffinger, Dezsö Ránki, Ernö Sebestyén, Béla Bánfalvi, Prague Festival Orchestra, David Lorenz, Tabea Zimmermann, Evelyne Dubourg
- Herbert Kegel, Bulgarian National Opera Choir, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Emil Tabakov, David Cordier, Martin Flämig, Helmut Wildhaber, Wiener Volksoper Orchestra, Hugo Distler Choir, Roland Büchner, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Academy, Vienna Boys' Choir, Peter Marschik, Hartwig Eschenburg, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Helmuth Froschauer, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Herbert Lippert, Jeunesses Musicales Chorus, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Ildikó Raimondi, MDR Rundfunkchor, Ernst Jankowitsch, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Iván Fischer, Marcus Creed, Bernarda Fink, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Mária Zádori, RIAS Kammerchor, Moscow Rybin Choir, Martin Haselböck, Rostocker Motet Choir, Gertraud Schmid
- Lena Susanne Norin, Charles Humphries, Herbert Kegel, Olga Romanko, Michael Knapp, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Barbara Schlick, Emil Tabakov, Martina Borst, Roberto Paternostro, Vienna Academy, Peter Marschik, Hermann Max, Regina Klepper, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Dresdner Philharmonie, Elisabeth Lang, Helmuth Froschauer, MDR Rundfunkchor, Derek Lee Ragin, Renato Bruson, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, Franco de Grandis, Armin Ude, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Siegfried Lorenz, Academy of London, Stefania Toczyska, Martin Haselböck, Gotthold Schwarz, Mari Anne Haggander, Martin Flämig, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Das Kleine Konzert, Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Prégardien, Roland Bader, Helmut Wildhaber, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Hugo Distler Choir, Teresa Seid, Klaus Mertens, Bulgarian National Choir, Vincente Ombuena Valls, Ildikó Raimondi, Ute Selbig, Bamberg String Quartet, Max Pommer, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
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.