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