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