Some of the most famous artists thathave performed there include: Franz Liszt, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich and many others.

In 1887, its prominent members, such as Vatroslav Lisinski and Ljudevit Šplajt wrote its first bylaw, which described the organization as "national society which works on versatile promotion of musical art and science".

[4] Its music school eventually educated many prominent Croatian musicians, such as: Vatroslav Lisinski, Juraj Karlo Wisner-Morgenstern [hr], Ivan Plemeniti Zajc and Vjekoslav Klaić.

Its library, also founded in 1827, holds great value as it stores rare early scores of Croatian composers.

In 1876, society moved in what was then its own newly built building, in Gundulićeva Street, in Zagreb, where it is still located today.