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