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