Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony marked several new departures for the composer: not only did it differ from its predecessors in terms of tonal language and formal structure, it was also the first symphony to bring the composer, now 60 years old, the success that had been elusive for so long. After its premiere in Leipzig, subsequent performances took place in other German cities, and then in Amsterdam, Chicago, New York, Berlin, Budapest and London; also in Vienna, which for many years had been very critical of Bruckner's works.