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