Julius Leopold Korngold (24 December 1860 – 25 September 1945) was an Austrian music critic.

[1] He was the leading critic in early twentieth century Vienna, serving as chief music critic of the Neue Freie Presse from 1904 to 1934.

[3] He co-wrote the libretto of the opera Die tote Stadt with his son (under the collective pseudonym Paul Schott).

[5] In his time, he was known as the "dean of European music critics".

[5] He is most notable for championing the works of Gustav Mahler at a time when many did not think much of him.