- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Composer · Bass · Conductor · 1947
Emil Tabakov
- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Live Albums
- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- Jean Toulier, Sofia Soloists, Emil Tabakov, Nürnberger Symphoniker, János Rolla, Franz Liszt Kamerorkest
- Stefan Popov, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
- Konrad Hünteler, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Günther Höller, Reinhold Friedrich, Johannes Goritzki, Jurgen Rost, Camerata Salzburg, Georg Fischer, Lajos Lencsés, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Sillito, Linos Ensemble, Budapest Strings, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Hartmut Haenchen, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Andrea Vigh, Eszter Horgas, Andrew Joy, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Michael Erxleben, Cappella Coloniensis, German String Trio, Sándor Végh, Hans Graf, Emil Tabakov
- Helmuth Froschauer, Budapest Strings, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Boys' Choir, Prague Festival Orchestra, David Lorenz, Tabea Zimmermann, Evelyne Dubourg, Pavel Urbanek, Emil Tabakov, Laszlo Szilvasy, Michael Erxleben, Deborah Sipkai, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartmut Höll, Axel Köhler, Andreas Juffinger, Dezsö Ránki, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Tátrai Quartet, Jenő Jandó, Ernö Sebestyén, Béla Bánfalvi, János Bálint
- Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Mária Zádori, Helmuth Froschauer, Vienna Academy, Vienna Boys' Choir, Peter Marschik, Herbert Kegel, Bulgarian National Opera Choir, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Emil Tabakov, David Cordier, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Herbert Lippert, Martin Haselböck, Rostocker Motet Choir, Gertraud Schmid, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jeunesses Musicales Chorus, Bernarda Fink, Helmut Wildhaber, Martin Flämig, Roland Büchner, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Volksoper Orchestra, Hugo Distler Choir, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Iván Fischer, Marcus Creed, Ildikó Raimondi, MDR Rundfunkchor, Ernst Jankowitsch, Hartwig Eschenburg, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Jörg-Peter Weigle, RIAS Kammerchor, Moscow Rybin Choir
- Bulgarian National Choir, Vincente Ombuena Valls, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Helmuth Froschauer, MDR Rundfunkchor, Derek Lee Ragin, Renato Bruson, Roberto Paternostro, Vienna Academy, Peter Marschik, Hermann Max, Lena Susanne Norin, Charles Humphries, Hugo Distler Choir, Teresa Seid, Klaus Mertens, Herbert Kegel, Olga Romanko, Michael Knapp, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Barbara Schlick, Emil Tabakov, Martina Borst, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Das Kleine Konzert, Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Prégardien, Roland Bader, Martin Haselböck, Gotthold Schwarz, Mari Anne Haggander, Stefania Toczyska, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Siegfried Lorenz, Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, Franco de Grandis, Armin Ude, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Academy of London, Ildikó Raimondi, Ute Selbig, Bamberg String Quartet, Max Pommer, Regina Klepper, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Dresdner Philharmonie, Elisabeth Lang, Martin Flämig, Helmut Wildhaber, Max Emanuel Cenčić
Biography
Among the few Bulgarian conductors with a high-profile international career, Emil Tabakov is also noted as a composer. He has written ten symphonies as well as a variety of concertos, chamber music, and choral works. In 1985, Tabakov began conducting the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; he was named principal conductor in 1987. Tabakov's association with the Sofia Philharmonic resulted in several recordings, including a complete cycle of Mahler's symphonies. In 2002, he was music director of the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, and from 2008 to 2015, he served as principal conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He led the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony in several recordings of his symphonies on the Toccata Classics label. In 2022, he led the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in a recording of works by Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov, featuring pianist Jean-Philippe Collard.