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