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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Martin Fondse
Person · male · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Bergen op Zoom · born 1967
Dutch musician
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1960s
Biography
English biography368 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1312605061
Biography
Martin Fondse (February 20, 1967, Bergen Op Zoom) is a Dutch pianist and composer. He also plays the vibrandoneon, the baroque version of the melodica. He is a composer and arranger in the fields of jazz and contemporary music and he leads the Martin Fondse Orchestra (formerly known as 'Starvinsky Orkestar').
Composition commissions
2014 'Rosefire': new songs for mezzo-soprano, trumpet, piano & string quartet
2014 ZomerOrkest Nederland - Twin Moon Rising
2014 World Trombone Quartet - new work
2014 Matangi Quartet - new work
2013 'The Bridge' for Martin Fondse Orchestra & Lenine: new instrumental music and arrangements of Lenine's favourites
2011 'Far, East, South' for Doelenensemble Rotterdam & Steffen Schorn
2010 New Composition for Clazz Ensemble, in collaboration with Jacob TV
2009 'Uncle M.' for Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Eric Vloeimans
2009 '4 Seasons in 1 Day', composition for Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Saxophone Quartet (Artvark), Drums (Peter Erskine), Bass (Eric van der Westen), Percussion Ensemble (Anumadutchi)
2009 Half/Half for Gelders Fanfare Orkest & eric Vloeimans
2009 Bollywood Medley for Amstel Saxophone Quartet & [Niti Ranjan Biswas]
2009 Theatre Music for Boogaerdt/vanderSchoot: Martha Loves George
2008 Composition for 'Sintonize', project of modern dance company Cisne Negro, São Paulo and Silent Disco (NL)
2006 'Primer Dark' for Symphonic Orchestra & Clarinet Solo for Holland Symfonia (NL) & Claudio Puntin
2006 'Swinging Old Lady' for Nederlandse Muziekdagen - Work for Tania kross, Izaline Callister & Metropole Orchestra
2005 'Fester' for Doelenensemble Rotterdam & Eric Vloeimans
2004 'City Lights', Suite for Jazz Orchestra & Trumpet Solofor HR Big Band, Frankfurt (De) & Eric Vloeimans
2003 'All in the Family', composition commission from Jazz international Rotterdam (NL)
2003 'Cottacatya!', Suite for Jazz Orchestra for HR Big Band, Frankfurt (De)
2002 'Cactus', The Annual Composition Commission from North Sea Jazz Festival (NL)
Collaborations
2013 Martin Fondse Orchestra & Lenine: 'The Bridge'
2012 Martin Fondse Orchestra & Roberto Sion: 'Homelands'
2012 Gregory Porter & Metropole Orchestra - arrangements
2011 Martin Fondse Orchestra & Matthew Herbert, November Music (NL)
2004 Vernon Reid & Metropole Orchestra - Holland Festival (NL), compositions, arrangements
2004 Manu Dibango & Metropole Orchestra - Dunya Festival (NL), compositions
2003 Pat Metheny & Metropole Orchestra - arrangements
1999 Carleen Anderson & Metropole Orchestra - arrangements
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Martin Fondse head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_fondse-1552573614.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16732045seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Fondsebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Fondse
Why this artist is in the database
- List of composers by name
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Tom Beetz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q16732045 · MusicBrainz: 6c2fd6ea-abb4-4f30-b589-f305685072ae