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