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