The Turin Philharmonic Orchestra was established in April 1992, after ten years performing under the name of the Turin Philharmonics, during which time important co-productions were realized with the RAI Symphonic Orchestra of Turin and the Company of San Paolo for the RAI Symphonic seasons from 1991 to 1994. Since 1993 the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra has performed its own concert series at the Auditorium of the Turin Conservatory, which since 2005, with the arrival of Nicola Campogrande as Artistic Director, has been designed so that each concert is a “special event” based on a specific theme.
Since 2003 the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra has enriched its cultural offer with a prestigious season of chamber concerts starring Italy’s most talented young musicians.
The Turin Philharmonic Orchestra has performed in Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, and the Far East, and has worked with some of the world’s most illustrious conductors and soloists.
The many recordings of the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra are published by the Claves, Victor, RS and Stradivarius labels and are primarily symphonic works and a few operas.
In 1995, the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra was commended by the Piedmont Region for its work, and has since performed concerts in numerous cities in the region.
The Turin Philharmonic Orchestra is sponsored by Lavazza, the Province and City of Turin, the Ministry of Culture, the Company of San Paolo, the CRT Foundation, and Reale Mutua, as well as a large group of minor sponsors.

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Julian Kovatchev studied violin and at the age of five made his first public concert. After his first studies in Sofia, the family moved to Germany, near Salzburg, where he studied with Franz Samohyl at the Mozarteum and received his degree in 1973.
Kovatchev won a scholarship of the Karajan-Stiftung and moved to Berlin, studying conducting with Herbert Ahlendorf and Herbert von Karajan. During the five year period 1975-80 while with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the legendary violins of M.Schwalbé, T.Brandis e L.Spierei.
He was awarded by Karajan during the last edition of the prestigious contest organized by himself in 1984. In 1985 he has debuted at the “Teatro Verdi” of Trieste with Jenufa of Janàcek and appeared regularly on the major Italian theatres and orchestras such as the “Teatro alla Scala”, the “San Carlo” in Naples, the Opera of Rom, the “Teatro Fenice” in Venice, the “Teatro Massimo” in Palermo, the “Teatro Comunale” in Bologna, the “Teatro Carlo Felice” in Genoa and the “Teatro Comunale” in Cagliari.
He has inaugurated the Ravenna Festival with I Capuleti e Montecchi of Vincenzo Bellini, obtaining great success of public and critic.
He is often guest by the Symphonic Orchestra of “Arturo Toscanini” in Parma, the National “Orchestra della Rai” in Turin, the Symphonic Orchestra of Milan “Giuseppe Verdi”; abroad he has directed the Radio Orchestra of Köln, the Suisse Romande Orchestra in Geneva, the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio of Prague and the KBS in Seul.
Actually he is Music Director of the Symphonic Orchestra in Sofia and guest Director of the Symphonic Orchestra of Zagreb.
He has conducted “Capuleti e Montecchi” at the theatre Carlo Felice in Genoa; Carmen; “La sposa venduta” and “Rake’s progress” at the Teatro Verdi of Trieste, “I dialoghi delle Carmelitane” in Seville, “Trovatore” in Stuttgart and in Ravenna, “Ballo in maschera” in Verona. During the summer he has conducted concerts with the Orchestra of the theatre of San Carlo in Naples and Maestro Uto Ughi. He has conducted the new production of “Orfeo” and “Euridice” in Naples and has obtained a big success with “Rigoletto” in Toronto.
Also, he has conducted “Alcina”, “Trovatore” and “Madama Butterfly” in Stuttgart and in Genoa, “Cavalleria rusticana”, “Pagliacci” and “Forza del destino” in Piacenza. Last summer he has made his debut at the Puccini Festival in Torre del lago with “La Boheme” and has conducted “Cavalleria rusticana”, “Pagliacci” at the Arena of Verona, “Carmen” in Savona and “La Vedova” allegra in Bari.
His next engagements are: La Boheme in Seoul, Norma in Reggo Calabria and Werther in Savona. At the same time Julian Kovatchev has a big symphonic activity: concerts in Zagreb, at the theatre of San Carlo in Naples, at the theatre Carlo Felice in Genoa, with the Symphonic Orchestra of Sicily, with the Symphonic Orchestra in Rome, with the Toscanini Orchestra in Parma as well as with the prestigious KBS in Seoul.