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