Karamazov studied lute with
Hopkinson Smith at the
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He has worked with such ensembles as
Hesperion XX,
L'Arpeggiata,
Hilliard Ensemble, Mala Punica,
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and singers
Andreas Scholl,
María Cristina Kiehr,
Arianna Savall, and
Sting. Karamazov accompanied Andreas Scholl on his album
Wayfaring Stranger (Decca 2001). Collaborations with Sting in the field of 16th century music resulted in the album and film
Songs from the Labyrinth, devoted to the lute-songs of
John Dowland (DG, 2007). Karamazov's first solo project
The Lute Is a Song (Decca, 2008) includes guest appearances of
Sting,
Renée Fleming and Macedonian singer and songwriter
Kaliopi. Karamazov's second solo
archlute recording
Britten - Bach (Alpha, 2011) features
Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne" and
Johann Sebastian Bach's violin Partita in D-minor. He has also recorded with the Croatian women's vocal group
:hr:Klapa Cesarice (Menart, 2012). ==Discography==