- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
- Martina Bortolotti von Haderburg, Daniel Schliewa, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Dario Salvi, Noah Schaul, Robert Davidson
- Dario Salvi, Kirsten C. Kunkle, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Martina Bortolotti, Robert Davidson
Orchestra · Founded 1928
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Live Albums
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
- Dario Salvi, Kirsten C. Kunkle, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Martina Bortolotti, Robert Davidson
- Mincho Minchev, Dimiter Manolov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassil Stefanov, Emil Kamilarov
- Hristina Angelacova, Bulgarian Chapel Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Alipi Naidenov
- Maria Stoicheva, Dimitur Yanakiev, Lyobmir Mihailov, Ivan Moutafchiev, Dietrich Knothe, Bozhidar Mitroushev, Valentina Hristova, Roumyana Tsacheva, Ekkehard Wagner, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Gabriele Schreckenbach, Nicolina Pankova, Werner Hollweg, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Antoaneta Besparova, RIAS Kammerchor, Lilyana Ovcharova, Georgi Robev, Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Ognyan Vassilev, Vassil Marchev, Pavina Ivanova, Gisela Fetting, Yulia Barumova, Marcus Creed, Astrid Pilzecker, Alexander Panteleev, Peter Yanukov, Stefan Vassilev, Bulgarian National Choir, Karl-Heinz Schmieder, Celina Lindsley, Walton Grönroos, Roumyana Bobeva
- Reinhold Friedrich, Neville Marriner, Hans Kalafusz, South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Miklós Perényi, Jordan Dafov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Lajos Lencsés, SWR Symphonieorchester, Hermann Herder, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Weimar, Rudolf Gleissner, Vienna Academy Orchestra, János Rolla, Nikolai Evrov, Martin Haselböck
- Munich Radio Orchestra, Dimiter Dimitrov, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jeanine Thames, Jochen Kowalski, Rouslan Raichev, Renato Bruson, Nicola Ghiuselev, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Wilfried Gahmlich, Roberto Paternostro, NHK Chamber Soloists, Gertrud Ottenthal, Bamberg Symphony Chorus, Ruth Ziesak, Josef Protschka, Michael Knapp, Gisella Pasino, Kurt Peter Eichhorn, Marco Chingari, Sumi Jo, Petra-Maria Schnitzer, Marcello Viotti, Marcus Creed, Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Kurt Rydl, Sona Ghazarian, Hermann Prey, Natale de Carolis, Hartmut Haenchen, Elizabeth Carter, Bratislava Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Sylvia Greenberg, Jerrold van der Schaaf, Daniela Lojarro, Claudio Otelli, Kurt Wöss, Michele Pertusi, Cecilia Bartoli
- Stuttgarter Choristen, Peter Falk, Roland Buchner, Carl Maria von Weber Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael-Christfried Winkler, Hugo Distler Choir, Luxemburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Stahl, Vienna Boys' Choir, Hanns-Martin Schneidt, Peter Marschik, Martin Blasius, Bo Skovhus, Helmut Wildhaber, SWF Radio Orchestra, Helmuth Froschauer, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sandor Solyom-Nagy, Astrid Pilzecker, Friedrich von Spee Male Choir, Stefan Soltesz, Leopold Hager, Dietrich Knothe, Sofia National Opera Chorus, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Herbert Lippert, János Ferencsik, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Soloists of Berlin Radio Chorus, Herbert Kegel, Kurt Peter Eichhorn, St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Studentische Madrigalchor Munster, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Martina Borst, Ildikó Raimondi, Georgi Robev, MDR Rundfunkchor, Dieter Fokel, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Cologne Radio Chorus, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Franz Hawlata, Hermann Prey, Vienna Academy Orchestra, Bernarda Fink, South West German Radio Kaiserslautern Orchestra, Gerhard Mayer, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Berlin Male Choir, Martin Flämig, Marcus Creed, Hans-Joachim Ribbe, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Klaus Arp, Sundfunkchor Stuttgart, Marjana Lipovšek, Regina Klepper, Dorothe Jansen, Dresdner Philharmonie, RIAS Kammerchor, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Bulgarian National Choir, Michael Schoppe, Bernd Casper, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Martin Haselböck
Biography
One of Bulgaria's top orchestral ensembles, the Sofia Philharmonic has extended its reach under music director Nayden Todorov, making well-received international tours and recording for labels beyond Bulgaria. The orchestra has also become known for its collaborations with popular musicians. The Sofia Philharmonic has a substantial recording catalog, and its work has appeared on many compilations. An early recording came in 1990 with Scriabin: Symphony No. 2. In 2023 and 2025, the orchestra moved to the Naxos label for a pair of recordings of ballets by Adolphe Adam: Orfa and Griseldis, respectively. The group has received numerous awards, including the Honorary Sign of the President of Bulgaria.