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