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