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