Bernard Peabody Holland, III (born 1933) is an American music critic. He served on the staff ofThe New York Times from 1981 until 2008 and held the post ofchief music critic from 1995, contributing 4,575 articles to the newspaper.^[1] He then became the National Music Critic, reviewing concerts, festivals and hall openings worldwide.

Holland was born inNorfolk, Virginia, and studied literature and philosophy as an undergraduate at theUniversity of Virginia.^[2] After studies in piano and composition at theVienna Academy of Music and theParis Conservatory he worked as a piano teacher. Before joining the staff ofThe New York Times, he was a freelance critic and music writer for thePittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1979 to 1980.^[3]

In 2016, Holland's book,Something I Heard, was published. The book is a collection of essays and reviews from his almost 30-year career.

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