Ian Edward Stewart (December 1908 – 30th July 1989) was an English danceband leader and pianist who was musical director at the Savoy Hotel from 1955 until 1978.
He was a chorister at Salisbury Cathedral, attended St Edwards School in Oxford and took lessons from Herbert Howells.
By 1935 he was back in London, where he joined the Savoy Hotel Orpheans under Carroll Gibbons as deputy leader and second pianist.
[3] During the war Stewart distinguished himself in Burma in the Cameron Highlanders, rising to the rank of Brigade Major with the 17th Indian Division.
[8] During his later career he played for Winston Churchill, Harold Macmillan (at 10 Downing Street) and Princess Margaret.