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