Born in Bieńkówka, the son of an organist, Radwan studied piano and composition at the Academy of Music in Kraków under Krzysztof Penderecki.

[1] He later got a scholarship to study in Paris, where he enrolled in courses given by Pierre Schaeffer and Olivier Messiaen.

[1] His collaborations include Andrzej Wajda, Konrad Swinarski, Jerzy Jarocki, Krystian Lupa, Zygmunt Hübner, Tadeusz Bradecki.

[1][2] Starting from 1966, he was also active as a film score composer, and notably collaborated with Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Wojciech Has.

[1] During his career Radwan received numerous awards and honors, notably the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture in 2005.