Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sofia Philharmonic (Bulgarian: Софийска филхармония) was founded in 1893. The current music director is Nayden Todorov.
| Sofia Philharmonic | |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | |
 | |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Concert hall | Bulgaria Hall |
| Principal conductor | Nayden Todorov |
| Website | sofiaphilharmonic.com |
The Sofia Philharmonic includes the National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Choir "Svetoslav Obretenov", "Sofia" quartet, "Quarto" quartet, vocal ensembles Bella Voce and Impresia.
The home of the Sofia Philharmonic is Concert Complex "Bulgaria". It includes a great concert hall "Bulgaria", chamber music hall, studio "Music" and art gallery "Bulgaria".
Singers who performed with the Sofia Philharmonic include Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flórez, Rolando Villazón, Bryn Terfel, Thomas Hampson, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nicola Ghiuselev, Raina Kabaivanska, Ghena Dimitrova, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Netrebko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Darina Takova, Elīna Garanča and Vesselina Kasarova.
In 2019, Sofia Philharmonic was invited by Disney to perform a series of concerts under the Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert title in China.[1]
