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