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