Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald
Born
Ian MacCormick

(1948-10-03)3 October 1948
London, England
Died20 August 2003(2003-08-20) (aged 54)
Education
Occupations
  • Music critic
  • journalist
  • author
Years active1972−2003
Notable work
RelativesBill 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.