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