Madrid, February 25, 2025. – Inditex has expanded its collaboration with the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía by signing a new agreement that extends its sponsorship to the Chair of Composition. Inditex has been a sponsor of the School since 1997 through scholarships for its students. This extension of its support reaffirms the group's commitment to the School and its mission of training new generations of musicians.

The agreement was signed by the founding president of the School, Paloma O’Shea, and Inditex's CEO, Óscar García Maceiras. Also present at the event were Julia Sánchez and Marjorie Netange, CEO and Director of Development of the Escuela Reina Sofía, respectively; along with José Arnau, Vice Chairman of Inditex, who joins the Board of Trustees of the School, and Raúl Estradera, Director of Communication and Institutional Relations at Inditex.

The Chair of Composition at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, led by Professor Fabián Panisello, plays a fundamental role in the development of emerging talent in musical creation. In the 2024/2025 academic year, it includes six students: Diego Arévalo (Madrid, Spain, 1994); Onir García (La Piedad, Mexico, 1987); Daniel Alejandro Cristóbal (Salta, Argentina, 1995); Pablo Domínguez (Ciudad Real, Spain, 2000); Sevan Gharibian (Yerevan, Armenia, 2000); and Andrés Felipe Poveda (Bogotá, Colombia, 1994).

"Our School is very grateful to Inditex for this new support for the Chair of Composition. Inditex has been a long-standing sponsor that has always been attentive to the learning and development of its scholarship students. Today, they reaffirm their commitment to education and innovation, fostering the talent of our composition students to enrich the contemporary musical repertoire with their work,” said Paloma O’Shea.

Inditex's CEO highlighted: “As a fashion company, creativity and the pursuit of emotion and beauty are central to Inditex's DNA. We admire the work of the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, an international reference center known for the quality of its education, and we are grateful to take this new step in our collaboration with this Chair of musical innovation and talent development for new composers.”

With this alliance, Inditex strengthens its commitment to education, a fundamental pillar of its social responsibility strategy. Meanwhile, the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía takes another step in its mission to train the best musicians and composers of the future, always convinced of music's great power to transform individuals and societies.