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