Move over, violin scratchers and piano mashers—a percussion soloist is leading the charge for this weekend’s concerts. Scotland’s Colin Currie, one of the globe’s premiere percussionists, will bang on all types of things during a performance of one of his signature pieces, “Switch,” a percussion concerto by contemporary composer Andrew Norman. You’ll also hear the Symphony gallivant its way through Richard Strauss’ jaunty, expansive tone poem Ein Heldenleben, which frames the composer in a series of ostensibly “heroic” situations. NED LANNAMANN