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