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