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