Manuel Antonio Hidalgo Téllez (born 4 February 1956) is a Spanish composer of classical music.
Born in Antequera, Andalusia, in 1956, Manuel Hidalgo studied music in Granada, Zurich and Berlin and, under Helmut Lachenmann, in Hanover and Stuttgart. His opera Bacon 1561–1992 premiered at the Schwetzingen Festival in 2001.
Awards
1983: The Beethoven Prize, awarded by the city of Bonn to young composers, for his string quartet Hacia.