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