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