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