- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Composer · Bass · Conductor · 1947
Emil Tabakov
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Live Albums
- Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- Jean Toulier, Sofia Soloists, Franz Liszt Kamerorkest, Nürnberger Symphoniker, János Rolla, Emil Tabakov
- Stefan Popov, Emil Tabakov, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
- Konrad Hünteler, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Georg Fischer, Michael Erxleben, Hartmut Haenchen, Reinhold Friedrich, Jurgen Rost, Camerata Salzburg, Linos Ensemble, Hans Graf, Emil Tabakov, Lajos Lencsés, Johannes Goritzki, Budapest Strings, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Sillito, Cappella Coloniensis, German String Trio, Sándor Végh, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Günther Höller, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra, Andrea Vigh, Eszter Horgas, Andrew Joy
- Jenő Jandó, Michael Erxleben, Deborah Sipkai, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Boys' Choir, Helmuth Froschauer, Budapest Strings, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernö Sebestyén, Béla Bánfalvi, Dezsö Ránki, Tabea Zimmermann, Prague Festival Orchestra, David Lorenz, Pavel Urbanek, Emil Tabakov, Evelyne Dubourg, Tátrai Quartet, Hartmut Höll, Axel Köhler, Andreas Juffinger, Laszlo Szilvasy, János Bálint
- Martin Haselböck, Rostocker Motet Choir, Gertraud Schmid, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Bernarda Fink, Martin Flämig, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Mária Zádori, Helmut Wildhaber, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Wiener Volksoper Orchestra, Hugo Distler Choir, Roland Büchner, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Ildikó Raimondi, MDR Rundfunkchor, Ernst Jankowitsch, Vienna Academy, Vienna Boys' Choir, Peter Marschik, Herbert Kegel, Bulgarian National Opera Choir, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Emil Tabakov, David Cordier, Hartwig Eschenburg, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, RIAS Kammerchor, Moscow Rybin Choir, Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Herbert Lippert, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Iván Fischer, Marcus Creed, Jeunesses Musicales Chorus, Helmuth Froschauer
- Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra, Das Kleine Konzert, Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Prégardien, Roland Bader, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Martin Flämig, Lena Susanne Norin, Charles Humphries, Herbert Kegel, Olga Romanko, Michael Knapp, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Barbara Schlick, Emil Tabakov, Martina Borst, Regina Klepper, Dorothe Jansen, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Dresdner Philharmonie, Elisabeth Lang, Hugo Distler Choir, Teresa Seid, Klaus Mertens, Helmuth Froschauer, MDR Rundfunkchor, Derek Lee Ragin, Renato Bruson, Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, Franco de Grandis, Armin Ude, Roberto Paternostro, Vienna Academy, Peter Marschik, Hermann Max, Martin Haselböck, Gotthold Schwarz, Mari Anne Haggander, Ildikó Raimondi, Ute Selbig, Bamberg String Quartet, Max Pommer, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Siegfried Lorenz, Helmut Wildhaber, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir, Vincente Ombuena Valls, Academy of London, Stefania Toczyska
Biography
Among the few Bulgarian conductors with a high-profile international career, Emil Tabakov is also noted as a composer. He has written ten symphonies as well as a variety of concertos, chamber music, and choral works. In 1985, Tabakov began conducting the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; he was named principal conductor in 1987. Tabakov's association with the Sofia Philharmonic resulted in several recordings, including a complete cycle of Mahler's symphonies. In 2002, he was music director of the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, and from 2008 to 2015, he served as principal conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He led the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony in several recordings of his symphonies on the Toccata Classics label. In 2022, he led the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in a recording of works by Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov, featuring pianist Jean-Philippe Collard.