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