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