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