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