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