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