Since Anton had little need of Haydn's services, he was willing to let him travel, and the composer accepted a lucrative offer from Johann Peter Salomon, a German violinist and impresario, to visit England and conduct new symphonies with a large orchestra.
Dado que Anton tiña pouca necesidade dos servizos de Haydn, permitiulle realizar viaxes a outros lugares, e o compositor aceptou unha lucrativa oferta de Johann Peter Salomon, un impresario alemán, para viaxar a Inglaterra e dirixir novas sinfonías cunha grande orquestra.