Hilda Paredes

Hilda Paredes (born Tehuacan, Puebla, 1957) is one of Mexico's leading contemporary composers, and has received many prestigious awards for her work. She is firmly established as one of the leading Mexican composers of her generation, and has been based in London for 35 years. While there is a testimony of constant collaboration with Mexican poets and artists in her works, she also draws inspiration from music and cultures from around the world. She studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City with Mario Lavista, and was an active participant in master classes at Dartington Summer School, studying with Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, and Richard Rodney Bennett.
She currently resides in London, and is married to the noted English violinist, Irvine Arditti, with whom they have a son, Jake Arditti.