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