Ian MacDonald

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Ian MacDonald
Born	Ian MacCormick (1948-10-03)3 October 1948 London, England
Died	20 August 2003(2003-08-20) (aged 54) Wotton-under-Edge, England
Education	Dulwich College King's College, Cambridge
Occupations	Music critic journalist author
Years active	1972−2003
Notable work	Revolution in the Head The New Shostakovich
Relatives	Bill MacCormick (brother)

Ian MacCormick (known by the pseudonym Ian MacDonald; 3 October 1948 – 20 August 2003) was an English music critic, journalist and author, best known for both Revolution in the Head, his critical history of the Beatles which borrowed techniques from art historians, and The New Shostakovich, a study of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.