Peter Balhar (2001) is a drummer and producer from Prague, working across Europe. He moves between improvised music, noise, punk, pop, and performance art—marked by volatile shifts from raw aggression to fragile intimacy.
With his band Trio Henya, he has recorded for Czech Radio and Radio Belgrade, and represented Czech jazz at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival (2024). He played in the improvisation orchestra PMP, which has worked with Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell. Peter has collaborated with performance artists across Europe, including Berlin-based Lorena Izquierdo. He is part of the European Music Collective and released music on the Belgian label Klankhaven and the Czech label Ma.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from HAMU in Prague in 2023, and his Master of Music from RMC in Copenhagen, in 2025.
Among others, he studied with Petter Eldh, Nick Dunston, Lotte Anker, Kasper Tranberg, Jim Black, Christian Lillinger, Ari Hoenig, Kresten Osgood, and Burkhard Beins.
