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