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