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