President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of China Xi Jinping, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, SCO Secretary General Rashid Alimov visited the concert.

A concert programme, including Uzbek national songs and dances, as well as the best works of world opera classics was presented to the SCO leaders.