DeClassified Music

Music projects produced and performed by Brieley Cutting. 

'Stunning. Fantastic. Incredible' – the words of her audience in awe. Brieley commanded both the piano and the room with remarkable technique, as she breathed meaning into every artistic nuance. Her thoughtfully formed program and captivating performance were a masterclass in storytelling.

For Brieley Cutting in Recital with Mark Oliveiro, 2026. Master Music Studio in Sydney.

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DeClassified Music is currently a platform showcasing music projects directed and performed by Brieley Cutting. Initially a concert series based in Brisbane, DCM is now working from Sydney. 

DCM began as an award-winning, innovative and collaborative concert series based in Newstead, Brisbane (2011-2015). The primary sponsor was Theme & Variations Piano Services and Steinway Pianos, and together they filled a void. With this sponsor's assistance, DCM moved concert pianos into local, colourful spaces for performance events because classical musicians, in particular concert pianists, in Brisbane did not have access to a professional venue and piano outside of the universities. DCM also enabled leading Australian performers to share their music in Brisbane - musicians would not usually travel north, professional performance opportunities being focused in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. 

Overall, the aim was to 'declassify' amazing classical/jazz music and musicians by taking them out of hidden, university spaces frequented only for the initiated, and to instead make these musicians and this art form more accessible, relevant and engaging.

Reviews for Brisbane events included “lived up to high expectations” (Brisbane Weekender), “a great addition to the Brisbane Scene” (RealTime Arts), “one of the best and most exciting ‘jazz with strings’ recordings that I’ve heard” (The Jazz Mann), and "who knew classical music could be so fun, am I right?" (The Factory Diaries). Events were featured in two Queensland Music Festivals, supported by the Australia Council of the Arts and Arts Queensland, and the series was awarded a Creative Sparks Award from the Brisbane City Council.

The catalyst for the renewal of DeClassified Music in Sydney was the Electro Lieder show Brieley created and produced with composer and electronics performer Mark Oliveiro, this receiving a nomination for Best in Music at the 2023 Sydney Fringe Festival. 

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2024 saw the performance of Grand Duet: Windows into Contrasting Worlds, Brieley inviting cellist Christopher Pidcock to perform with her at Tempo Rubato in Melbourne. Tempo Rubato described the show as having "incredible repertoire” and Brieley's performance as “...such a force! ...delivered with so much power and conviction".

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In 2025, DeClassified Music presented two shows: Lyrical Masterpieces, a piano and violin recital for Musica Viva regional tours, Brieley performed with violinists Kristian Winther and Doretta Balkizas; and Ambient Delights, Brieley collaborating with Eleanor Streatfeild (cello), Dan Lopez (violin), Luke Spicer (viola), Andy Meisel (double bass) and Mark Oliveiro (composer/live electronics) in Sydney for Phoenix Central Park at The Church.

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Brieley continued the Musica Viva regional tour of DeClassified Music's Lyrical Masterpieces in February 2026 with Doretta Balkizas, performing at The Armidale Playhouse, Northern Rivers Conservatorium and Four Winds. In August 2026, DeClassified Music presented a solo recital for Master Music Studio in Sydney, Brieley Cutting in Recital with Mark Oliveiro - Brieley performing solo piano music by Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven alongside a new electro-acoustic world premiere with and by Mark Oliveiro.

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