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