Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

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Sofia Philharmonic

Orchestra
Founded| 1893; 132 years ago (1893)
Location| Sofia, Bulgaria
Concert hall| Bulgaria Hall
Principal conductor| Nayden Todorov
Website| sofiaphilharmonic.com

The Sofia Philharmonic (Bulgarian: Софийска филхармония) was founded in 1893. The current music director is Nayden Todorov.

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]

## References

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1. ^ "Ten Minutes of Applause for the Sofia Philharmonic in Shanghai". Novinite. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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