Martin Fondse (born 1967 in Bergen op Zoom) is a Dutch pianist, composer and arranger whose work moves freely between jazz, contemporary classical music and world music. He served as the Netherlands' Composer Laureate in 2022 and 2023 and received the prestigious Boy Edgar Prize in 2017. He has written for ensembles such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Metropole Orkest, and is a resident musician at Splendor Amsterdam.
The theater production All the Lonely People, a collaboration between Silbersee and Martin Fondse Music, is nominated for the Muziektheaterprijs 2026.
On 22 September 2026, Fondse led together with percussionist Háshem Kabreet a new edition of the LAB of Orchestre Partout at the Bimhuis, with sixteen young musicians from among others the Middle East and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
The new album of his Voice Orchestra, with music from the suites Diamonds and Faces of Earth, is scheduled for early 2026.
On 26 August 2026, Fondse presented with his Diamonds-trio the program 'Faces of Earth | Diamonds' at Splendor Amsterdam.
