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