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Philharmonic Orchestra was a

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n orchestra whose origins date back to 1945. It is rooted in the hundred-year-old orchestral traditions of the largest cultural center of

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. The German neo-classical band

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performed with them as part of their Tales of Ithiria tour in 2010, marking their first live concert with an actual orchestra. At 2012, the orchestra was closed and not working anymore.

Recordings

*''Mozart Opera Arias for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra'' –

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(mezzo-soprano), Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra,

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(conductor), 1999. Label: Music Minus One. * Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A. Ivan Drenikov, piano. Dobrin Petkov, conductor BALKANTON LP BCA 10290, CD Balkanton 030197/ Castle Communications / St.Clair * L.V.Beethoven - Piano Concerto N°4 in G. Ivan Drenikov, piano. Dobrin Petkov, conductor Live Sofia 1979 BALKANTON CD 030197 1945 establishments in Bulgaria 2012 disestablishments in Bulgaria Bulgarian orchestras Disbanded orchestras Musical groups established in 1945 Musical groups disestablished in 2012 {{orchestra-stub