- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer · Bass · Conductor · 1947
Emil Tabakov
- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Live Albums
- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- János Rolla, Franz Liszt Kamerorkest, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Jean Toulier, Sofia Soloists, Emil Tabakov
- Stefan Popov, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
- Hartmut Haenchen, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Budapest Strings, Reinhold Friedrich, Konrad Hünteler, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Sillito, Michael Erxleben, Günther Höller, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Hans Graf, Emil Tabakov, Lajos Lencsés, Johannes Goritzki, Georg Fischer, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Andrea Vigh, Eszter Horgas, Andrew Joy, Cappella Coloniensis, German String Trio, Sándor Végh, Jurgen Rost, Camerata Salzburg, Linos Ensemble
- Pavel Urbanek, Emil Tabakov, Tátrai Quartet, Laszlo Szilvasy, Helmuth Froschauer, Budapest Strings, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Festival Orchestra, David Lorenz, Hartmut Höll, Axel Köhler, Andreas Juffinger, János Bálint, Jenő Jandó, Evelyne Dubourg, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Boys' Choir, Ernö Sebestyén, Béla Bánfalvi, Dezsö Ránki, Tabea Zimmermann, Michael Erxleben, Deborah Sipkai, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
- MDR Sinfonieorchester, Iván Fischer, Marcus Creed, Martin Haselböck, Gertraud Schmid, Rostocker Motet Choir, Jeunesses Musicales Chorus, Vienna Academy, Vienna Boys' Choir, Peter Marschik, RIAS Kammerchor, Hugo Distler Chor, Moscow Rybin Choir, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Wiener Volksoper Orchestra, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Ildikó Raimondi, MDR Rundfunkchor, Ernst Jankowitsch, Bernarda Fink, Helmuth Froschauer, Herbert Kegel, Bulgarian National Opera Choir, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Emil Tabakov, David Cordier, Helmut Wildhaber, Roland Büchner, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartwig Eschenburg, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Herbert Lippert, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Mária Zádori, Martin Flämig
- Das Kleine Konzert, Herbert Kegel, Olga Romanko, Michael Knapp, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Barbara Schlick, Emil Tabakov, Martina Borst, Ildikó Raimondi, Ute Selbig, Bamberg String Quartet, Max Pommer, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Dresdner Philharmonie, Elisabeth Lang, Helmuth Froschauer, MDR Rundfunkchor, Derek Lee Ragin, Renato Bruson, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Prégardien, Roland Bader, Martin Flämig, Academy of London, Stefania Toczyska, Hugo Distler Chor, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Siegfried Lorenz, Helmut Wildhaber, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Roberto Paternostro, Vienna Academy, Peter Marschik, Hermann Max, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Regina Klepper, Bulgarian National Choir, Vincente Ombuena Valls, Martin Haselböck, Mari Anne Haggander, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lena Susanne Norin, Charles Humphries, Teresa Seid, Klaus Mertens, Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, Franco de Grandis, Gotthold Schwarz, Armin Ude
Biography
Among the few Bulgarian conductors with a high-profile international career, Emil Tabakov is also noted as a composer. He has written ten symphonies as well as a variety of concertos, chamber music, and choral works. In 1985, Tabakov began conducting the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; he was named principal conductor in 1987. Tabakov's association with the Sofia Philharmonic resulted in several recordings, including a complete cycle of Mahler's symphonies. In 2002, he was music director of the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, and from 2008 to 2015, he served as principal conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He led the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony in several recordings of his symphonies on the Toccata Classics label. In 2022, he led the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in a recording of works by Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov, featuring pianist Jean-Philippe Collard.