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