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