- 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
- Moscow Rybin Choir, RIAS Kammerchor, Bernarda Fink, Sveshnikov Boys and Men's Choir, Staatskapelle Berlin, Todor Grigorov, Basso, Il, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Bratislava Philharmonic Chorus, Michael-Christfried Winkler, Hugo Distler Choir, Boris Christoff, Hubert Velten, Franco de Grandis, Werner Hollweg, Miroslav Popsavov, Dietrich Knothe, Peter Marschik, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Academy, Vienna Boys' Choir, Hermann Max, Barbara Hölzl, Marcus Creed, Ralf Otto, Rheinische Kantorei, Nicola Ghiuselev, Helmuth Froschauer, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai, Stefania Toczyska, János Ferencsik, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Uwe Gronostay, Herbert Lippert, Martin Haselböck, Cappella Coloniensis, Celina Lindsley, Gabriele Ferro, Berliner Singakademie, Martin Flämig, Ursula Fiedler, Das Kleine Konzert, Helmut Wildhaber, Jakob Stampfli, Roland Büchner, Vincente Ombuena Valls, Bulgarian National Choir, Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Russian National Orchestra, Bratislava Philharmonic Orchestra, CantArte Regensburg, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Cologne Radio Chorus, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Michael Knapp, Olga Romanko, David Cordier, RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Orthodox Ensemble, Ildikó Raimondi, MDR Rundfunkchor, Georgi Robev, Ernst Jankowitsch
- Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Stefanov, Klára Takács, Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ilona Tokody, Claudio Otelli, Stoyan Angelov, Hermann Prey, Giuseppe Patanè, Sofia National Opera Chorus, András Kórodi, Georgi Robev, Roberto Paternostro, Bratislava Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, András Mihály, Wolfgang Schöne, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Kurt Wöss, János Sándor, Cecilia Bartoli, Pinchas Steinberg, Boris Hinchev, Vilmos Komor, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Gertrud Ottenthal, György Melis, Stefka Evstatieva, Michael Knapp, Emil Tabakov, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raichev, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Bulgarian National Svetoslav Obretenov Choir
- János Rolla, Franz Liszt Kamerorkest, Sofia Soloists, Jean Toulier, Emil Tabakov, Nürnberger Symphoniker
- Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Stefan Popov
- Günther Höller, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Konrad Hünteler, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Hartmut Haenchen, Jurgen Rost, Camerata Salzburg, Georg Fischer, Budapest Strings, Kenneth Sillito, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Reinhold Friedrich, Linos Ensemble, Sándor Végh, German String Trio, Cappella Coloniensis, Hans Graf, Emil Tabakov, Andrea Vigh, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Joy, Eszter Horgas, Johannes Goritzki, Michael Erxleben, Lajos Lencsés, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
- Laszlo Szilvasy, János Bálint, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Tabea Zimmermann, Helmuth Froschauer, Budapest Strings, Michael Erxleben, Prague Festival Orchestra, David Lorenz, Evelyne Dubourg, Andreas Juffinger, Hartmut Höll, Axel Köhler, Pavel Urbanek, Emil Tabakov, Jenő Jandó, Tátrai Quartet, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Boys' Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Deborah Sipkai, Ernö Sebestyén, Béla Bánfalvi, Dezsö Ránki
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.