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