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