- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
- Robert Davidson, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Noah Schaul, Martina Bortolotti von Haderburg, Dario Salvi, Daniel Schliewa
- Dario Salvi, Kirsten C. Kunkle, Martina Bortolotti, Robert Davidson, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra · Founded 1928
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Live Albums
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
- Dario Salvi, Kirsten C. Kunkle, Martina Bortolotti, Robert Davidson, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimiter Manolov, Mincho Minchev
- Emil Kamilarov, Vassil Stefanov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bulgarian Chapel Choir, Hristina Angelacova, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Alipi Naidenov
- Lyobmir Mihailov, Bulgarian National Choir, Karl-Heinz Schmieder, Walton Grönroos, Roumyana Bobeva, Bozhidar Mitroushev, Celina Lindsley, RIAS Kammerchor, Lilyana Ovcharova, Pavina Ivanova, Maria Stoicheva, Dimitur Yanakiev, Valentina Hristova, Roumyana Tsacheva, Gabriele Schreckenbach, Nicolina Pankova, Werner Hollweg, Astrid Pilzecker, Alexander Panteleev, Gisela Fetting, Yulia Barumova, Marcus Creed, Georgi Robev, Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Ognyan Vassilev, Vassil Marchev, Ekkehard Wagner, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Yanukov, Stefan Vassilev, Ivan Moutafchiev, Dietrich Knothe, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Antoaneta Besparova
- Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Weimar, Hans Kalafusz, South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Miklós Perényi, Rudolf Gleissner, Jordan Dafov, SWR Symphonieorchester, Reinhold Friedrich, Neville Marriner, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Lajos Lencsés, János Rolla, Nikolai Evrov, Martin Haselböck, Hermann Herder, Vienna Academy Orchestra
- Dimiter Dimitrov, Jochen Kowalski, Renato Bruson, Nicola Ghiuselev, Michael Knapp, Gisella Pasino, Kurt Peter Eichhorn, Marco Chingari, Sumi Jo, Petra-Maria Schnitzer, Wilfried Gahmlich, Roberto Paternostro, NHK Chamber Soloists, Sona Ghazarian, Munich Radio Orchestra, Kurt Wöss, Michele Pertusi, Cecilia Bartoli, Rouslan Raichev, Elizabeth Carter, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Hermann Prey, Natale de Carolis, Hartmut Haenchen, Bratislava Philharmonic Orchestra, Sylvia Greenberg, Jerrold van der Schaaf, Josef Protschka, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jeanine Thames, Gertrud Ottenthal, Daniela Lojarro, Claudio Otelli, Marcello Viotti, Marcus Creed, Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Kurt Rydl, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Chorus, Ruth Ziesak
- Helmuth Froschauer, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sandor Solyom-Nagy, Martin Blasius, Bo Skovhus, Herbert Kegel, Kurt Peter Eichhorn, St Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig, Studentische Madrigalchor Munster, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Martina Borst, Wolfgang Stahl, Sundfunkchor Stuttgart, Vienna Boys' Choir, Hanns-Martin Schneidt, Peter Marschik, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Cologne Radio Chorus, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Bulgarian National Choir, Bernd Casper, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Astrid Pilzecker, Friedrich von Spee Male Choir, Stefan Soltesz, Leopold Hager, Dietrich Knothe, Hans-Joachim Ribbe, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Klaus Arp, Gerhard Mayer, Helmut Wildhaber, SWF Radio Orchestra, Michael-Christfried Winkler, Hugo Distler Choir, Sofia National Opera Chorus, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Herbert Lippert, János Ferencsik, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Regina Klepper, Berlin Male Choir, Martin Flämig, Marcus Creed, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Michael Schoppe, Soloists of Berlin Radio Chorus, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Stuttgarter Choristen, Franz Hawlata, Hermann Prey, Vienna Academy Orchestra, Bernarda Fink, Peter Falk, Roland Buchner, Carl Maria von Weber Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ildikó Raimondi, Georgi Robev, MDR Rundfunkchor, Dieter Fokel, South West German Radio Kaiserslautern Orchestra, Marjana Lipovšek, Dorothe Jansen, Dresdner Philharmonie, Martin Haselböck, RIAS Kammerchor, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
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.