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