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