The Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra has long established itself as one of the leading institutions in Bulgaria’s musical life, representative of the overall contemporary musical culture of the country, and has garnered substantial recognition all over the world.

The orchestra’s high artistic achievement is associated with prominent figures such as Sasha Popov, Konstantin Iliev, Vassil Kazandjiev, Emil Tabakov, Julian Kovatchev and Nayden Todorov. The Philharmonic has also collaborated with eminent conductors such as Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Neville Marriner, Charles Dutoit and Marin Alsop, among others.

Soloists who have performed with the orchestra include David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Alexis Weissenberg, Dmitry Shostakovich, Plácido Domingo, Sarah Chang, Yuri Bashmet, Tabea Zimmermann, Sonya Yoncheva, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Maxim Vengerov, Vadim Repin, Paul Badura-Skoda, Joshua Bell, Ivo Pogorelich, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Gidon Kremer and many more world-renowned artists.

The orchestra’s repertoire comprises works from the entire historically available range of music, from classical to contemporary.

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