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